§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for what were the rates of cancer of the breast and cervix in the north-east of England for those aged(a) 20 to 25 years, (b) 25 to 30 years, (c) 30 to 35 years, (d) 35 to 40 years, (e) 40 to 45 years, (f) 45 to 50 years, and (g) 50 to 55 years, and; what were the average rates for the rest of the United Kingdom for the same age groups, for each year from 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThe exact information requested could be provided only at a disproportionate cost. However, some information for the period 1980–84 is shown in the table.
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Newly diagnosed cases of cancer rates (per 100,000 population) for female breast1 and the cervix uteri2 by age group for Northern regional health authority, Yorkshire regional health authority and the United Kingdom: 1980–84 TABLE 1 Malignant neoplasm of the female breast Year and age group Northern RHA Yorkshire RHA United Kingdom 1980 20–24 0.86 1.53 0.24 25–29 6.72 5.94 1.84 30–34 27.78 26.78 7.87 35–39 44.35 41.67 21.76 40–44 98.10 97.83 41.64 45–49 151.69 153.37 68.55 50.54 146.47 123.42 86.08 1981 20–24 1.70 0.75 0.19 25–29 7.66 9.39 2.85 30–34 26.57 20.50 8.33 35–39 64.94 61.36 19.53 40–44 88.84 114.00 38.60 45–49 128.00 134.28 68.87
Year and age group Northern RHA Yorkshire RHA United Kingdom 50–54 113.61 147.06 88.83 1982 20–24 — 0.73 0.23 25–29 9.63 3.38 1.83 30–34 24.34 14.47 8.77 35–39 64.23 45.30 19.63 40–44 109.20 94.38 39.56 45–49 144.66 146.79 68–66 50–54 123.51 140.59 87.85 1983 20–24 1.63 0.71 014 25–29 3.83 6.71 2.33 30–34 22.12 21.67 80.5 35–39 38.61 47.35 20–61 40–44 82.19 96.93 38.12 45–49 147.64 138.24 64.57 50–54 120.98 155.31 89.64 1984 20–24 1.60 2.07 0.48 25–29 10.32 4.90 2.69 30–34 28.38 27.90 8.75 35–39 48.71 47.92 20.68 40–44 71.83 103.68 37.19 45–49 126.28 141.42 65.43 50–54 144.47 138.07 87.11 679W
TABLE 2 Malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri Year and age group Northern RHA Yorkshire RHA United Kingdom 1980 20–24 1.73 4.60 0.93 25–29 9.61 7.63 2.74 30–34 18.82 21.42 4.78 35–39 26.61 28.41 6.98 40–44 18.95 26.68 7.70 45–49 15.73 14.13 9.91 50.54 28.45 30.13 14.03 1981 20–24 1.70 2.24 0.80 25–29 9.58 17.08 3.11 30–34 15.06 23.54 6.02 35–39 19.48 27.47 7.02 40–44 20.50 27.00 9.60 45–49 13.71 27.47 9.67 50–54 30.01 25.49 13.19 1982 20–24 1.66 2.92 0.69 25–29 12.52 17.77 2.31 30–34 15.92 27.33 5.88 35–39 17.79 28.52 6.80 40–44 25.29 39.16 10.66 45–49 20.67 18.35 10.72 50–54 20.59 17.82 10.50 1983 20–24 0.82 5.66 0.50 25–29 13.40 22.65 3.73 30–34 31.15 35.00 6.85 35–39 18.83 22.47 7.09 40–44 27.40 27.70 8.68 45–49 16.15 26.24 10.11 50–54 23.31 22.04 12.36 1984 20–24 0.80 2.76 0.35 25–29 10.32 13.88 4.32 30–34 29.35 32.97 5.30 35–39 19.30 36.92 7.35 40–44 19.08 31.98 10.08
Year and age group Northern RHA Yorkshire RHA United Kingdom 45–49 20.48 31.09 9.16 50–54 19.19 27.41 12.04 1 Assigned to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision code 174. 2 Assigned to the ICD code 180.