HC Deb 06 February 1989 vol 146 cc498-9W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the incidence of breast cancer in women aged(a) 50 to 64 years and (b) 65 years and over in each of the last 10 years;

(2) what was the incidence of cervical cancer in women aged (a) 50 to 64 years and (b) 65 years and over in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Freeman

The information is shown in the table; 1984 is the latest available data year.

Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of malignant neoplasm of(a)female breast(b)cervix uteri, and rates per 100,000 population, ages50–64, 65 and over, England and Wales, 1975–84.
ICD 174 (Breast Cancer)1 ICD 180 (Cervix Uteri)1
Number Rate2 Number Rate2
50–64 65+ 50–64 65+ 50–64 65+ 50–64 65+
1975 6,943 9,592 155 223 1,654 1,197 37 28
1976 7,146 9,419 160 217 1,604 1,150 36 26
1977 7,107 9,779 160 222 1,578 1,200 36 27
1978 7,071 9,814 161 220 1,402 1,173 32 26
1979 6,604 9,738 152 216 1,343 1,193 31 26
1980 6,928 9,846 161 216 1,347 1,203 31 26
1981 6,751 10,132 158 221 1,248 1,229 29 27
1982 7,094 10,055 166 220 1,218 1,193 29 26
1983 6,834 10,174 160 224 1,152 1,139 27 25
1984 6,979 10,100 163 223 1,124 1,158 26 26
1 International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision.
2 Rates per 100,000 population.