HL Deb 02 November 1993 vol 549 c117WA
Lord Ironside

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many deaths resulting from breast cancer or secondary complications of it were recorded in the United Kingdom for the years 1990, 1991 and 1992 respectively.

Baroness Cumberlege

The number of deaths for which breast cancer was the underlying cause is given in the table. This includes those for which it is the only stated cause, and those in which it was the beginning of a sequence of conditions which caused the death.

The number of registered deaths from breast cancer1 (ICD 174 and 175) in the United Kingdom for the years 1990, 1991 and 1992 for males and for females
Males Females
1990 114 15,179
1991 90 15,403
1992 98 15,221
1 International Classification of Diseases.

Lord Ironside

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the total number of women that have been treated at the radiotherapy treatment centres in the United Kingdom, following breast cancer surgery in the years 1990, 1991 and 1992 respectively.

Baroness Cumberlege

This information is not held centrally.