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The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated June 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many men have died from breast cancer in each year since 2005. (282926)""The table attached provides the number of deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death, for males in England and Wales from 2005 to 2008."<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 1: Number of deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death,¹ males, England and Wales,² 2005-08³, 4</th></tr></thead><TR><TD></TD><TD>Male deaths</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>82</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>69</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>87</TD></TR><TR><TD>2008</TD><TD>62</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Cause of death was defined using the international Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50. ² Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. ³ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. 4 Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional.</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |