§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many cases of cancers of all types per 100,000 head of population there have been in Wales in each year since 1970;
(2) how many cases of bone cancer per 100,000 head of population there have been in Wales in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 25 May 1994]: Complete data on cancer registrations in Wales are not available prior to 1974. The information available is given in the following table.
Cancer Registrations: Rate per 100,000 population1 Bone Cancers 2(ICD(9)170) All Cancers (ICD(9)140–208) 1974 1.8 399.8 1975 1.5 417.7 1976 1.3 408.1 1977 1.5 417.9 1978 2.3 435.8 1979 2.5 443.3 1980 2.1 445.8 1981 1.7 449.3 19823 1 9 452.1 1983 2.1 489.2 1984 2.8 513.5 1985 2.5 528.1 1986 2.8 541.8 1987 2.6 537.4 1988 2.2 552.2 19894 1.8 536.6 1Registration of primary growth site. 2May include a number of cases where the cancer was recorded as a primary growth but was secondary. 3Data for this year may be under-recorded due to industrial action in medical records departments at that time. 4Provisional