© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Oral Cancer The statistics in this presentation are based on the Oral CancerStats report published in However, the incidence, mortality and survival statistics have been updated to reflect the latest available data. For more information about UK cancer statistics please contact or visit

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Table One: Numbers of new cases of oral cancer in the UK 2006 EnglandWalesScotlandN.IrelandUK Cases Males2, ,540 Females1, ,785 Persons4, ,325 Crude rate per 100,000 population Males Females Persons Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males % CI Females % CI Persons % CI

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure One: Number of new cases and rates by age, oral cancer, UK, 2006

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Two: World age standardised* male incidence rates for cancer of the oral cavity and cancers of the pharynx excluding the nasopharynx in selected countries of the world, 2002 estimates * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Three: European age standardised* incidence rates, by sex, oral and pharyngeal cancer, EU countries, 2002 estimates * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Four: Age standardised* (European) incidence rates, by sex, oral cancer, Great Britain, * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Five: Age-specific incidence rates, male oral cancer, Great Britain,

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Seven: Percentage of South Asians in the UK that use any form of chewing tobacco, 2004

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Eight: Relative risk of oral/pharyngeal cancer in males by alcohol/tobacco consumption using US measures

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Nine:Alcohol consumption in the UK per capita consumption of 100 per cent alcohol

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Table Three: Possible symptoms of oral cancer A mouth sore/ulcer that fails to heal or that bleeds easily All red or red and white patches in the mouth that will not go away A lump or thickening in the mouth, tongue or throat Difficulty chewing or swallowing food New persistant pain

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Table Four: Stage and 2 year crude survival, cancers of oral cavity and pharynx, South and West of England, Oral cavity2-year crudePharynx2-year crude No. of casessurvival (CI)No. of casessurvival (CI) % % All cases ( ) ( ) I Early disease ( )677.8 ( ) II Locally advanced ( ) ( ) III Tumour in lymph nodes ( ) ( ) IV Metastatic ( ) ( ) Unknown ( ) ( )

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Ten: Comparison of age standardised* 5 year relative survival rates for patients diagnosed in and , England and Wales. * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Eleven: Comparison of age standardised* 5 year relative survival rates for patients diagnosed in and , England and Wales. * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Twelve: Five year relative survival by age, cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx and tongue, patients, England and Wales

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Table Five: Comparison of survival in affluent and deprived patients, , England and Wales Five year survival % for the most affluent Five year survival % for the most deprived Gap between most affluent and most deprived Tongue Oropharynx Oral cavity

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Table Six: Numbers and rates of death, oral cancer, UK, by country, 2007 EnglandWalesScotlandN.IrelandUK Deaths Males ,259 Females Persons1, ,851 Crude rate per 100,000 population Males Females Persons Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males CI 95% Females CI 95% Persons CI 95%

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Thirteen: Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates by sex, oral cancer, UK 2007

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number Figure Fourteen: Trends in mortality for oral cancer in UK males by age