§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the incidence of each type of cancer as a percentage of the incidence of all types in(a) the Norwich district health authority area, and (b) nationally.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe nearest available information on incidence of cancer is the registration of newly diagnosed cases of cancer. In order to avoid the problem of small numbers of registrations, the data are shown for the latest five-year period.
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Percentage distribution of registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer by type of cancer, persons, all ages. Usual residents of Norwich Health District (1980–81), Norwich District Health Authority (1982–84), England and Wales 1980–84 ICD(9) category and site description Norwich England and Wales Per cent. Per cent. 140–208 All malignant neoplasms 100.00 100.00 Malignant neoplasm of: 140 Lip 0.42 0.14 141 Tongue 0.22 0.30 142 Major salivary glands 0.20 0.16 143 Gum 0.06 0.07 144 Floor of mouth 0.12 0.13 145 Other and unspecified parts of mouth 0.09 0.16 146 Oropharynx 0.17 0.17 147 Nasopharynx 0.07 0.10 148 Hypopharynx 0.20 0.19 149 Other and ill-defined site within the lip, oral cavity and pharynx 0.05 0.08 150 Oesophagus 2.06 2.06 151 Stomach 4.71 5.85 152 Small intestine, including duodenum 0.17 0.16 153 Colon 7.76 7.39 154 Rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus 4.69 4.80 155 Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts 0.22 0.50 156 Gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts 0.50 0.60 157 Pancreas 2.89 2.88 158 Retroperitoneum and peritoneum 0.20 0.14 159 Other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum 0.16 0.18 160 Nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinuses 0.17 0.18 161 Larynx 0.73 0.88 162 Trachea, bronchus and lung 15.59 18.21 163 Pleura 0.27 0.21 163 Thymus, heart and mediastinum 0.05 0.06 165 Other and ill-defined sites within the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs — 0.01 170 Bone and articular cartilage 0.12 0.24 171 Connective and other soft tissue 0.43 0.41 172 Malignant melanoma of skin 1.42 1.10 173 Other malignant neoplasm of skin 13.65 10.81 174 Female breast 11.27 10.85 175 Male breast 10.06 0.09 179 Uterus, part unspecified 10.06 0.23 180 Cervix uteri 1.84 1.98 181 Placenta 10.01 0.01 182 Body of uterus 2.24 1.72 183 Ovary and other uterine adnexa 2.45 2.26
ICD(9) category and site description Norwich England and Wales Per cent. Per cent. 184 Other and unspecified female genital organs 0.79 0.51 185 Prostate 6.22 4.59 186 Testis 0.49 0.44 187 Penis and other male genital organs 10.18 0.17 188 Bladder 3.17 4.61 189 Kidney and other and unspecified urinary organs 1.44 1.51 190 Eye 0.20 0.16 191 Brain 1.29 1.35 192 Other and unspecified parts of nervous system 10.04 0.07 193 Thyroid gland 0.49 0.40 194 Other endorcrine glands and related structures 10.06 0.09 195 Other and ill-defined sites 10.07 0.32 196 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes 0.30 0.28 197 Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive systems 3.14 1.41 198 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites 0.85 0.80 199 Without specification of site 0.42 2.18 200 Lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcoma 10.18 0.46 201 Hodgkin's disease 0.57 0.63 202 Other malignant neoplasm of lymphoid and histiocytic tissues 1.57 1.50 203 Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms 1.02 1.03 204 Lymphoid leukaemia 0.87 0.89 205 Myeloid leukaemia 1.11 0.91 206 Monocytic leukaemia 10.04 0.05 207 Other specified leukaemia 10.03 0.03 208 Leukaemia of unspecified cell type 10.15 0.25 1 Based on less than 20 registrations.