1. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Leukaemia The statistics in this presentation are based on the Leukaemia CancerStats report published in 2007. 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 stats.team@cancer.org.uk or visit http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats stats.team@cancer.org.ukhttp://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats

2. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure One: White blood cell lineages and the major leukaemias © Cancer Research UK

3. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Two: Numbers and proportions of leukaemias by type, UK, 1999 © Cancer Research UK

4. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Table One: Numbers and rates of cases, all leukaemias combined, UK by country, 2006 EnglandWalesScotlandN.IrelandUK Cases Males3,517285334934,229 Females2,508193224833,008 Persons6,0254785581767,237 Crude rate per 100,000 population Males14.119.713.510.914.2 Females9.712.78.59.39.7 Persons11.916.110.910.111.9 Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males12.015.411.810.612.2 95% CI11.612.413.617.210.513.08.412.711.812.5 Females7.18.56.37.87.1 95% CI6.87.3 9.75.47.16.19.46.87.3 Persons9.311.68.78.99.4 95% CI9.19.510.612.78.09.47.610.29.29.6

5. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Three: Numbers of new cases and age specific incidence rates, by sex, leukaemia, UK 2006

6. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Four (a): Age standardised (European) incidence rates, leukaemia, by sex, Great Britain, 1975-2006

7. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Six (a): Age standardised (European) incidence rates, leukaemia, by sex, UK, 1993-2006

8. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Table Two: Common cytogenetic alterations observed in leukaemia © Cancer Research UK

9. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Eight: Five year survival from acute lymphoid leukaemia, children aged 0-14, Great Britain, 1962-1996 © Cancer Research UK

10. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Nine: Five year age standardised relative survival, adults, selected leukaemias, England and Wales, patients diagnosed in 1971-1990 © Cancer Research UK

11. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Ten: Five year relative survival by age, females, selected leukaemias, England and Wales, patients diagnosed in 1986-1990 © Cancer Research UK

12. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Table Three: Numbers and rates of deaths, all leukaemias combined, UK by country, 2001 © Cancer Research UK

13. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Eleven: Numbers and rates of deaths by age and sex, all leukaemias combined, UK, 2001 © Cancer Research UK

14. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Twelve: Number of deaths by age, all persons, selected leukaemias, UK, 2001 © Cancer Research UK

15. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Thirteen (a): Age standardised (european) mortality rates, males, selected leukaemias, UK, 1971-2001 © Cancer Research UK

16. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Thirteen (b): Age standardised (european) mortality rates, females, selected leukaemias, UK, 1971-2001 © Cancer Research UK

17. © Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Figure Fourteen: Age standardised (european) mortality rates for all leukaemias combined, EU countries, 1998 estimates © Cancer Research UK