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Bone and connective tissue cancer statistics

Bone Stats DoughnutBone and connective tissue cancer statistics are presented here.

  • In 2010, 2,323 people in the UK were diagnosed with bone or connective tissue cancer.
  • In 2010 there were 1,129 deaths from bone or connective tissue cancer in the UK.
  • In 1996-1999, around 50% of adult bone cancer patients (44.1% of men and 54.2% of women) in England survived their cancer for five years or more and around 50% of adult connective tissue cancer patients (52.2% of men and 56.6% of women) in England survived their cancer for five years or more.

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The latest statistics available for bone or connective tissue cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 1996-1999. Please note that incidence and mortality data in this section are for 2008 and that 2010 data are coming soon. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.

 

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