§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the number of(a) men and (b) women whose death was caused by lung cancer for each year since 1979 for England and Wales;
(2) if he will list the number of deaths caused by breast cancer for each year since 1979 in England and Wales.
§ Mr. DorrellThe number of deaths with an underlying cause of(a) breast cancer and (b) lung cancer, in England and Wales 1979–89 is shown in the table: 154W
Number of deaths with underlying cause (a) Breast cancer (b) Lung cancer, England and Wales 1979–89 Year Breast cancer1 Lung cancer1 Males Females Males Females 1979 83 12,091 26,834 7,926 1980 78 12,167 26,783 8,385 1981 84 12,513 26,297 8,430 1982 87 12,405 25,962 8,870 1983 87 12,672 26,502 9,070 1984 99 13,310 26,041 9,698 1985 79 13,513 25,994 9,798 1986 105 13,641 25,235 10,022 1987 89 13,751 24,830 10,308 1988 73 13,723 24,671 10,631 1989 76 14,008 23,821 10,760 1 International Classification of Disease Code 9th revision. 174 malignant neoplasm of female breast.
175 malignant neoplasm of male breast.
162 malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung.