HC Deb 19 July 1994 vol 247 cc146-7W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of cancer have been identified in each years in Wales since 1979.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The number of malignant neoplasms registered in each year since 1979 is given in the following table. Figures for 1990 and later years are not yet complete for all hospitals in Wales.

All Malignant Neoplasms ICD9 (140–208)
1979 12,456
1980 12,554
1981 12,642
1982 12,686
1983 13,737
1984 14,414
1985 14,848
1986 15,284
1987 15,241
1988 15,775
11989 15,397
1 Provisional

Source: Wales Cancer Registry