§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the seven most common malignant neoplasms amongst NHS patients; and what were the number of deaths brought about by each in the past five years.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 6 May 1993]: The table gives the number of registrations of the seven most common cancers in men and women in Scotland in the period 1987–91 and the number of deaths from these forms of cancer in the same five-year period.
Numbers of registrations and deaths from the seven most common malignant neoplasms, by sex, Scotland 1987–91 Site of Cancer Number of registrations Number of deaths Males Trachea, bronchus and lung 15,163 13,869 Non-melanoma skin cancer 9,560 121 Prostate 6,204 3,112 Colon 4,363 2,466 Bladder 4,241 1,535 Stomach 3,406 2,603 Rectum 2,534 1,524 Females Breast 13,913 6,379 Non-melanoma skin cancer 9,202 114 Trachea, bronchus and lung 8,078 7,131 Colon 5,563 3,273 Ovary 2,779 1,990 Stomach 2,370 1,915 Rectum 2,283 1,427