HC Deb 29 March 2004 vol 419 cc1175-6W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new cancer diagnoses were made for teenagers and young adults in the 13 to 24 years age range in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. [163888]

Angela Smith

The following table shows the annual incidence of cancer in teenagers and young adults (aged 13 to 24 years) in Northern Ireland in the last five years for which accurate cancer registration figures are available.

Cancers diagnosed
Age 13–24 Number
1997 64
1998 72

Category 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Total
Use of inappropriate or offensive material1 1 0 1 31 25 153 219 430
Using unlicensed software, forging e-mail addresses 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5
Using e-mail facilities for personal use without permission 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 25
Unreasonable extensive personal use 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4
Unauthorised access to customer accounts 0 1 4 1 3 2 11 22
General misuse of a minor nature (games, using unofficial screensavers) 0 0 0 0 12 280 88 380
Total 1 1 5 33 40 454 332 866
1 Viewing, creating, distributing, storing or downloading inappropriate or offensive material that could bring the department into disrepute or expose it to legal action.

Cancers diagnosed
Ages 13–24 Number
1999 80
2000 68
2001 70

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