To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have under the age of 25 years suffered from cancer in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester South in each year since 1997.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Parmjit Singh Gill, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the number of people under the age of 25 years who suffered from cancer in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester South in each year since 1997. (224284)
The most recent available figures are for the year 2001. The number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer in people under the age of 25 years registered in the years 1997 to 2001 are given in the table below for England, East Midlands Government Office Region and Leicester unitary authority (which includes the Leicester South Parliamentary Constituency). Information cannot be provided for Parliamentary Constituencies that are not coterminus with administrative areas.
England | East Midlands (GOR) | Leicester unitary authority | |
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1997 | 2,544 | 186 | 20 |
1998 | 2,465 | 197 | 17 |
1999 | 2,529 | 189 | 11 |
2000 | 2,576 | 207 | 14 |
2001 | 2,527 | 217 | 16 |
(41)All cancers defined as all malignant cancers excluding non-melanoma skin cancer International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes COO-C97 excluding C44.
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