HC Deb 30 October 1995 vol 265 cc47-8W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the incidence of mouth cancer in the United Kingdom for each of the past 10 years. [38099]

Mr. Sackville

[holding answer 27 October 1995]: The information for the United Kingdom is shown in the table.

Registration in the United Kingdom on oral cancers ICD91 codes140 (lip), 141 (tongue), 142 (salivary glands), 143 (gum), 144(floor of mouth), 145 (other and unspecified parts of the mouth) from 1980 to 1989.
Year Persons
1981 2,344
1982 2,345
1983 2,273
1984 2,277
1985 2,201
1986 2,239
1987 2,380
1988 2,618
1989 2,481
19902 2,567
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.
2 Provisional.

Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths there were from mouth cancer for each of the past 10 years in the United Kingdom. [38100]

Mr. Sackville

[holding answer 27 October 1995]: The information for the United Kingdom is shown in the table.

Deaths cause by oral cancers ICD91 codes 140 (lip), 141 (tongue),142 (salivary glands), gum (143), floor of mouth (144), other andunspecified parts of the mouth (145), in the United Kingdom in the years 1983 to 1994
Year Persons
1984 1,152
1985 1,142
1986 1,064
1987 1,130
1988 1,150
Deaths cause by oral cancers ICD91 codes 140 (lip), 141 (tongue),142 (salivary glands), gum (143), floor of mouth (144), other andunspecified parts of the mouth (145), in the United Kingdom in the years 1983 to 1994
Year Persons
1989 1,157
1990 1,121
1991 1,092
1992 1,209
1993 1,100
19942 1,235
1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision
2 provisional.

Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current incidence of(a) mouth cancer and (b) testicular cancer. [38101]

Mr. Sackville

[holding answer 27 October 1995]: The number of registrations in England and Wales in 1990 (provisional) of mouth cancer (ICD91 codes 140 (lip), 141 (tongue), 142 (salivary glands), 143, (gum), 144 (floor of mouth), 145 (other and unspecified parts of the mouth) is 2,154.

The number of registrations in England and Wales in 1990 (provisional) for testicular cancer (ICD91 code 186) is 1,322. 1International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.