§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people died of breast cancer in 2001; and what percentage of the cancer research budget is spent on breast cancer research. [86575]
§ Ms BlearsThere were 10,924 deaths from breast cancer in England in 2001. The recent National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) report, Strategic Analysis 2002, analysed most of the directly-funded cancer research of Government and charity funders. The analysis revealed that 60 per cent. of research spend was relevant to all tumour sites. The other 40 per cent. was relevant to specific tumour sites. Approximately 18 per cent. of the site-specific research was on breast cancer.