§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current mortality rate for women with breast cancer in England, for each health authority. [16580]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe latest available data on incidence to mortality ratios are published in table 15 of cancer statistics, registration, 1989, series MB1, No. 22, HMSO, 1994, copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women have died from breast cancer in the United Kingdom in each year since 1989. [16581]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
Number of women who have died from breast cancer—ICD1 174—in the United Kingdom, 1989–1992.
- 1989: 15,667
- 1990: 15,179
- 1991: 15,403
- 1992: 15,221
- 1International classification of diseases, 9th revision.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many men were diagnosed with breast cancer in the NHS for(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994 respectively; and if she will make a statement. [16579]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe latest available data on male breast cancer registrations are published in table 2 of cancer statistics, registrations, 1989, series MB1 No. 22, HMSO, 1994, copies of which are available in the Library.