Table 1.
Numbers of people diagnosed with cancer 1994–2011 and still alive at 31/12/2011, by sex and cancer site
| Females | Males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Site (ICD10) | No. of people | Site (ICD10) | No. of people |
| 1 | Breast (C50) | 26,066 | Prostate (C61) | 23,966 |
| 2 | Colorectal (C18-C21) | 6,598 | Colorectal (C18-C21) | 8,207 |
| 3 | Melanoma (C43) | 4,593 | Lymphoma (C81-C85) | 3,236 |
| 4 | Uterus (C54-C55) | 3,505 | Melanoma (C43) | 2,774 |
| 5 | Lymphoma (C81-C85) | 2,914 | Bladder (C67) | 2,511 |
| 6 | Cervix (C53) | 2,617 | Head & neck (C00-C14, C30-C32) | 2,362 |
| 7 | Ovary (C56) | 1,833 | Testis (C62) | 2,257 |
| 8 | Lung (C33-C34) | 1,740 | Leukaemia (C91-C95) | 1,994 |
| 9 | Leukaemia (C91-C95) | 1,386 | Lung (C33-C34) | 1,949 |
| 10 | Kidney (C64-C66) | 1,262 | Kidney (C64-C66) | 1,916 |