Leukaemia (all subtypes combined) incidence statistics
Leukaemia incidence rates (European age-standardised (AS) rates in England in females are similar in the most deprived quintile compared with the least, and in males are similar in the most deprived quintile compared with the least (2013-2017).[1]
See also
Data table: Cancer incidence rates and excess cases by cancer type in England
Incidence by deprivation for all cancer types combined
Cancer incidence by deprivation for Scotland
Cancer incidence by deprivation for Wales
Cancer incidence by deprivation for Northern Ireland
References
- Calculated by the Cancer Intelligence Team at Cancer Research UK, April 2020. Based on method reported in National Cancer Intelligence Network Cancer by Deprivation in England Incidence, 1996-2010 Mortality, 1997-2011. Using cancer incidence data 2013-2017 (Public Health England) and population data 2013-2017 (Office for National Statistics) by Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015 income domain quintile, cancer type, sex, and five-year age band.
About this data
Data is for England, 2013-2017, ICD-10 C91-C95.
Last reviewed: 30 September 2020
In the UK around 27,100 people were still alive at the end of 2006, up to ten years after being diagnosed with leukaemia (all subtypes combined).[1]
Leukaemia (C91-C95), One, Five and Ten Year Cancer Prevalence, UK, 31st December 2006
1 year prevalence | 5 year prevalence | 10 year prevalence | |
Male | 2,668 | 10,053 | 15,738 |
Female | 1,847 | 7,058 | 11,430 |
Persons | 4,515 | 17,111 | 27,168 |
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Worldwide, it is estimated that there were around 500,000 men and women still alive in 2008, up to five years after their diagnosis.[2]
See also
Cancer incidence statistics for common cancers in the UK
References
- NCIN. One, Five and Ten Year Cancer Prevalence by Cancer Network, UK, 2006. London: NCIN; 2010
- Ferlay J, Shin HR, Bray F, et al. GLOBOCAN 2008 v1.2, Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 10 [Internet]. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2010. Available from http://globocan.iarc.fr. Accessed May 2011.
About this data
Data is for: All UK patients who had been diagnosed with leukaemia between 1997 and 2006, ICD-10 C91-95.
Last reviewed: 17 May 2013
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