HL Deb 23 November 1995 vol 567 c12WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the incidence and annual death rates from prostate and testicular cancer among men and breast cancer in women.

Baroness Cumberlege:

The most recent data available on cancer incidence in the United Kingdom are for 1990 (provisional). The most recent data available on cancer death rates in the United Kingdom are for 1993. The data for United Kingdom for prostate and testicular cancer among men, and breast cancer in women are given in the table.

ICD91 Site description Incidence Death rate (per 100,000)
174 Malignant neoplasm of female breast 32,436 49.3
185 Malignant neoplasm of prostate 15,095 33.5
186 Malignant neoplasm of testis 1,517 0.4
1 International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision.