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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for oesophageal cancer are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for oesophageal cancer is here: incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes).
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The latest statistics available for oesophageal cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 1996-1999. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Oesophageal cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the UK.
- In 2010, around 8,500 people were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in the UK, that’s more than 23 people every day.
- Oesophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 5,600 new cases diagnosed in 2010.
- Around 2,800 women were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2010 in the UK.
- Around 8 in 10 oesophageal cancers occur in people aged 60 or over.
- Oesophageal cancer rates in men have risen by almost 60% over the last 30 years. In women the rates increased by 10%.
- It is estimated that around 33,000 people were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in Europe (EU-27) in 2008.
- In 2008, an estimated 482,000 people were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer worldwide.
Read more in-depth oesophageal cancer incidence statistics.
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- Younger oesophageal cancer patients have better survival rates than older patients.
- Overall, around 40% of people diagnosed with oesophageal cancer survive the disease for at least one year after diagnosis.
- Around 13% of people diagnosed with oesophageal cancer survive the disease for at least five years after diagnosis.
- Ten year survival for oesophageal cancer has trebled in the last forty years but it is still low. Around 1 in 10 patients are likely to survive their disease for at least ten years.
Read more in-depth oesophageal cancer survival statistics.
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- Oesophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer death and accounts for around 5% of all cancer deaths in the UK.
- In 2010 in the UK, 7,600 people died from oesophageal cancer in the UK, that is around 21 people every day.
- In the UK in 2010, 5,100 men died from cancer of the oesophagus.
- In 2010, 2,500 women in the UK died from oesophageal cancer.
- Oesophageal cancer mortality rates in men have increased by around 60% since the early 1970s.
- In Europe (EU-27), an estimated 28,800 people died from oesophageal cancer in 2008.
- Worldwide, in 2008, an estimated 406,000 people died from oesophageal cancer.
Read more in-depth oesophageal cancer mortality statistics.
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- There are two main types of cancer of the oesophagus: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
- Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus is increasing rapidly in Western populations but the underlying reasons for this are unclear.
- Tobacco use increases the risk of both types of oesophageal cancer.
- Alcohol consumption increases the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus.
- Some of the highest risks of squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus occur in people who combine a smoking habit with regularly drinking alcohol.
- Around two-thirds of oesophageal cancers in the UK are caused by smoking and around one-fifth are linked to alcohol.
- Being overweight or obese increases risk of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus.
- One of the strongest risk factors for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus is the pre-cancerous condition known as Barrett’s oesophagus.
- Research suggests that regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) decreases the risk of oesophageal cancer.
- Radiotherapy to the chest area (mediastinum) and certain rare medical conditions have been linked to an increased risk of oesophageal cancer.
Read more in-depth oesophageal cancer risk factors.
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| OESOPHAGEAL CANCER STATISTICS | Males | Females | Persons | Country | Year4 |
| Number of new cases per year | 5,367 | 2,840 | 8,477 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 9.7 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 5,105 | 2,505 | 7,610 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 8.4 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 40.2% | 39.9% | 39.9% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 13.4% | 12.6%3 | 13.0% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 10.2% | 9.7% | - | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Not age-standardised 4. Latest statistics available
More detailed oesophageal cancer statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors.
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