§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of prostate cancer have occurred in Wales(a) in each of the last three years and (b) during the period 1985 to 1988. [60619]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesInformation for the latest three years for which data are available and for 1985 to 1988 is as follows:
New cases of prostate cancer registered in Wales Year Amount 1985 693 1986 676 1987 698 1988 726 1992 1,008 1993 1,156 1994 1,219
1997 death rate per 100,000 population ICD9 code1 Persons Males Females Lip, oral cavity and pharynx 140-149 3.5 4.5 2.5 Digestive organs and peritoneum 150-159 84.2 92.8 76.0 Of which: Oesophagus 150 13.8 16.5 113 Stomach 151 15.5 20.0 11.2 Small intestine and colon 152-153 25.0 24.9 25.2 Colon 153 24.5 24.6 24.4 Rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus 154 9.6 11.9 7.4 Liver, gallbladder and bile ducts 155-156 5.2 5.5 5.0 Pancreas 157 11.8 10.7 12.8 Larynx 161 2.0 3.6 0.5 Trachea, bronchus and lung 162 61.4 78.5 44.9 Skin 172-173 3.2 2.7 3.7 Female breast 174 — — 47.7 Genitourinary organs 179-189 46.9 58.1 36.2 Of which: Uterus, other and unspecified 179,182 — — 5.5 Cervix uteri 180 — — 4.8 Ovary 183 — — 15.3 Prostate 185 — 37.3 — Testis 186 — 0.3 — Bladder 188 8.6 13.0 4.4 Kidney 189 5.2 6.7 3.7 Nervous system 191-192 5.5 6.8 4.2 Lympathic and haematopoietic tissue 200-208 20.1 22.5 17.7 Of which: Hodgkin's disease 201 0.5 0.7 0.4 Other malignant neoplasm of lymphoid and histiocytic tissue 202 7.5 8.3 6.7 Multiple myeloma and immunoproliterative neoplasms 203 3.9 4.3 3.5 Leukaemia 204.208 8.1 9.1 7.1 Myeloid leukaemia 205 4.6 4.7 4.5 All malignant neoplasms 140-208 282.7 302.5 263.8 1 International Classification of Diseases 9th revision