1. The 20 Most Common Causes of Cancer Death in 2012
Number of Deaths per Year, All Ages, UK
7% of all female cancer deaths and 6% of all male cancer deaths were registered as cancer of unknown primary (CUP).
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Prepared by Cancer Research UK
Original data sources:
1. Office for National Statistics, Mortality Statistics: Deaths registered in England and Wales
2. General Register Office for Scotland, Deaths Time Series Data, Deaths in Scotland
3. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Deaths by cause