1. The 20 Most Common Cancers in 2012
Number of New Cases, UK
Cancer Site
Breast (C50)
353
50,750
51,103
Male
Female
Persons
Lung (C33-C34)
24,005
20,483
44,488
Prostate (C61)
43,436
43,436
Bowel (C18-C20)
23,512
18,343
41,855
Malignant Melanoma (C43)
6,602
6,895
13,497
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (C82-
7,007
5,893
12,900
C85)
Bladder (C67)
7,708
2,996
10,704
Kidney (C64-C66,C68)
6,459
3,921
10,380
Brain, Other CNS &
4,760
4,918
9,678
Intracranial Tumours (C70-
C72, C75.1-C75.3, D32-D33,
D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-
D44.5)
Pancreas (C25)
4,453
4,422
8,875
Oesophagus (C15)
5,878
2,877
8,755
Leukaemia (C91-C95)
5,107
3,544
8,651
Uterus (C54-C55)
8,617
8,617
Oral (C00-C06,C09-C10,C12-
4,879
2,437
7,316
C14)
Ovary (C56-C57.4)
7,029
7,029
Stomach (C16)
4,565
2,421
6,986
Myeloma (C90)
2,772
2,162
4,934
Liver (C22)
3,020
1,686
4,706
Cervix (C53)
3,044
3,044
Thyroid (C73)
807
2,211
3,018
Other Sites
19,212
17,078
36,290
Data do not sum to the all cancers combined total provided elsewhere, because ‘Brain, other CNS (central nervous system) and intracranial’ includes
tumours that are malignant, benign and of uncertain or unknown behaviour but only the malignant tumours are included in ‘all cancers combined’ total.
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