§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many women have undergone mastectomies in Wales in each year since 1982.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesBased on the returns from hospitals, the number of masterctomies performed on women in NHS hospitals in Wales is given as follows:
Mastectomies performed1 1982 774 1983 748 1984 781 1985 733 1986 685 1987 702 1988 631 1989 786 1990 729 1 Includes partial excision of breast, but excludes excision of lesion (lumpectomy). Figures may understate the true position in that not all hospitals supply complete medical details on patient discharges and deaths.