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Cancer Statistics for the UK

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Cases

385,477 new cases of cancer, 2017-2019, UK.

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Deaths

167,142 deaths from cancer, 2017-2019, UK.

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Survival

49.8% survive cancer for 10 or more years, 2018, UK.

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Preventable cases

38% of cancer cases are preventable, UK, 2015.

Statistics by cancer type

View our latest cancer statistics including key stats, in-depth explanations and raw data on cancer incidence, mortality, survival, risk, and diagnosis and treatment.

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Cancer stats explained

See information and explanations on terminology used for statistics and reporting of cancer, and the methods used to calculate some of our statistics.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the many organisations across the UK which collect, analyse, and share the data which we use, and to the patients and public who consent for their data to be used.

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