HC Deb 10 June 1997 vol 295 c402W
Mr. Hanson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of ovarian cancer have been reported in Wales in each of the last five years. [2190]

Mr. Win Griffiths

The information, which relates to the latest five years for which data are available, is given in the following table:

Cases of ovarian cancer registered as newly diagnosed
Number
1987 340
1988 349
1989 342
1990 322
1991 1327
1 Estimated figure based on 90 per cent. completeness.

Mr. Hanson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many deaths from ovarian cancer have been reported in Wales in each of the last five years. [2191]

Mr. Griffiths

The annual numbers of registered deaths of Welsh residents from ovarian cancer, recorded by the Office for National Statistics, are given in the following table:

Ovarian cancer deaths1
Number
1992 225
1993 221
1994 238
1995 233
1996 215
1 ICD 183—International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision.