Table 1 Numbers of people diagnosed with cancer 1994–2011 and still alive at 31/12/2011, by sex and cancer site

1

Breast (C50)

26,066

Prostate (C61)

23,966

2

Colorectal (C18-C21)

6,598

Colorectal (C18-C21)

8,207

3

Melanoma (C43)

4,593

Lymphoma (C81-C85)

3,236

4

Uterus (C54-C55)

3,505

Melanoma (C43)

2,774

5

Lymphoma (C81-C85)

2,914

Bladder (C67)

2,511

6

Cervix (C53)

2,617

Head & neck (C00-C14, C30-C32)

2,362

7

Ovary (C56)

1,833

Testis (C62)

2,257

8

Lung (C33-C34)

1,740

Leukaemia (C91-C95)

1,994

9

Leukaemia (C91-C95)

1,386

Lung (C33-C34)

1,949

10

Kidney (C64-C66)

1,262

Kidney (C64-C66)

1,916