HC Deb 10 November 1992 vol 213 cc765-6W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the known incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer for each of the past five years.

Mr. Sackville

The information requested is shown in the table (1987 is the latest year for which information is available).

Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of malignant neoplasms of the skin (non-melanoma) ICD* 173, England and Wales 1983–1987.
Year Males Females Total
1983 11,317 10,419 21,736
1984 11,678 10,576 22,254
1985 12,597 10,746 23,343
1986 14,152 12,615 26,767
1987 13,661 12,585 26,246
* International Classification of Diseases; ninth revision.