§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients have been treated for malignant neoplasm and carcinoma of the cervix in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many of these patients were in the following age groups in each of those years: (a) under 24 years, (b) 24 to 40 years and (c) over 40 years.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 22 January 1986, c. 235]: I am sorry I cannot give my hon. Friend all the information she seeks. Some of it is not available centrally. The available information is given in the tables.
Registrations of newly diagnosed cases, England and Wales 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Malignant Neoplasm of the Cervix Uteri Under 25 46 36 45 43 42 25–39 726 753 809 882 846 40 and over 3,100 3,090 3,109 3,099 3,021 All ages 3,872 3,879 3,963 4,024 3,909 Carcinoma in Situ of the Cervix Uteri Under 25 316 300 369 397 412 25–39 2,608 2,941 3,152 3,868 3,789 40 and over 1,010 1,053 1,179 1,303 1,226 All ages 3,934 4,294 4,700 5,568 5,427
Estimated numbers of discharges and deaths of in-patient cases, NHS hospitals, England 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Malignant Neoplasm of the Cervix Uteri Under 25 (80) (80) (60) (80) (90) 25–39 2,080 2,070 2,610 2,180 2,710 40 and over 8,260 8,550 8,700 8,530 8,460 All ages 10,420 10,700 11,370 10,790 11,260 Carcinoma in Situ of the Cervix Uteri Under 25 *240 *290 *300 320 280 25–39 *3,500 *3,460 *3,780 4,170 3,850 40 and over *1,390 *1,470 *1,770 1,580 1,730 All ages *5,130 *5,220 *5,850 6,070 5,860 * England and Wales.
Figures in brackes are based on small sample numbers and should be treated with caution.