HC Deb 02 March 1988 vol 128 cc609-10W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many women are suffering from invasive carcinoma in the United Kingdom.

Mrs. Currie

[holding answer 22 February 1988]: I regret that this information is not available in the form

Reg. No. 4028/86—1st Round
Applications Received Successful
Region Constructions Modernisations Total Number Per cent.
Scotland 94 62 156 39 25
Northern Ireland 21 33 54 5 9
Wales 7 8 15 3 20
South West England 3 3 6 1 17
South East England 7 1 8 4 50
Eastern England 1 1 Nil
Humberside/Yorks. 11 10 21 5 24
North East England 3 2 5 1 20
Western England 7 4 11 2 18
North West England 1 3 4 1 25
Total 155 126 281 61 22

requested. The numbers of new cases of malignant cancer in women recorded in England and Wales and in Scotland, in each of the last three years for which information is available, are given in the table.

Numbers of registrations of newly diagnosed cases of malignant neoplasms in women in Great Britain for selected cancers
England and Wales Scotland
Year 1982
Breast (ICD Code 174 ) 21,618 2,513
Trachae, bronchus and lung (ICE) Code 162) 9,392 1,368
Ovary and other uterine adnexa (ICD Code 183) 4,433 498
Cervix (ICD Code 180) 3,909 408
Remainder2 57,711 7,994
Total 97,063 12,781
Year 1983
Breast 21,297 2,531
Trachae, bronchus and lung 9,475 1,330
Ovary etc. 4,521 515
Cervix 3,875 430
Remainder2 58,436 8,215
Total 97,604 13,021
1 Year 1984
Breast 21,363 2,525
Trachea, bronchus and lung 9,840 1,448
Ovary etc. 4,539 532
Cervix 4,043 444
Remainder2 59,394 9,095
Total 99,179 14,044
1 Provisional.
2 Of which the commonest are stomach, colon, rectum etc. and skin.