§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women over the age of 65 years(a) developed 551W breast cancer and (b) died from breast cancer in each region in each of the last four years. [8480]
§ Mr. HoramThe number of women aged 65 years and over who have died from breast cancer in each region in each of the last four years for which data are available is as follows:
Deaths from breast cancer (ICD1 174) to women aged 65 and over England and Wales 1991 1992 21993 21994 Northern RHA 493 475 451 423 Yorkshire RHA 576 527 592 523 Trent RHA 799 805 748 764 East Anglian RHA 376 410 380 433 North-West Thames RHA 568 501 459 399 North-East Thames RHA 655 613 587 552 South-East Thames RHA 715 687 692 545 South-West Thames RHA 596 576 520 638 Wessex RHA 575 570 560 523 Oxford RHA 383 398 305 338 South Western RHA 654 662 615 622 West Midlands RHA 892 860 799 795 Mersey RHA 363 405 353 350 North Western RHA 662 614 586 589 Wales 495 529 512 492 England and Wales 8,802 8,632 8,159 7,986 Notes: 1International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision. 2Provisional data. The number of women aged 65 years and over who have been diagnosed as having breast cancer in each region in each of the last four years for which data are available is as follows.
Incidence of breast cancer (ICD9 174) in women aged 65 and over England and Wales 1989 1990 11991 21992 Northern RHA 626 656 669 647 Yorkshire RHA 968 840 849 771 Trent RHA 982 1,135 1,128 1,177 East Anglian RHA 583 571 597 509 North-West Thames RHA 840 933 889 912 North-East Thames RHA 1,070 1,002 996 1,023 South-East Thames RHA 1,061 1,065 1,034 1,102 South-West Thames RHA 926 820 821 848 Wessex RHA 975 907 921 993 Oxford RHA 580 596 587 639 South Western RHA 986 908 862 834 West Midlands RHA 1,362 1,364 1,335 1,326 Mersey RHA 617 619 613 600 North Western RHA 1,000 940 1,047 1,080 Wales 848 863 880 900 England and Wales 13,424 13,219 13,198 13,361 Notes: 1Incidence for Wales is an estimate. 2Incidences for all Thames RHAs, Mersey RHA and Wales are estimates. Source:
Regional cancer registries and Welsh Office.