HC Deb 14 March 1994 vol 239 c538W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the last two years have(a) been diagnosed as having skin cancer and (b) have died from skin cancer; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the tables:

Number of newly diagnosed cases of skin cancer 1(ICDs 172 and 173) in England and Wales 1987–88
ICD 172 (Malignant melanoma of skin) 173 (Other malignant neoplasm of skin)
Year
1987 3,139 26,246
1988 3,882 31,998
Number of people who have died from skin cancer 1(ICDs 172 and 173) in England and Wales 1987–92
ICD 172 (Malignant melanoma of skin) 173 (Other malignant neoplasm of skin)
Year
1987 1,030 441
1988 1,078 430
1989 1,099 447
1990 1,170 436
1991 1,169 465
1992 1,142 486
1 International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision.