© Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Leukaemia The statistics in this presentation are based on the Leukaemia CancerStats report

© Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464

Leukaemia

The statistics in this presentation are based on the Leukaemia CancerStats report published in 2007. However, the incidence, mortality and

survival statistics have been updated to reflect the latest available data.For more information about UK cancer statistics please contact

[email protected] or visit http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats


Figure One: White blood cell lineages and the major leukaemias

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Figure Two: Numbers and proportions of leukaemias by type, UK, 1999



Table One: Numbers and rates of cases, all leukaemias combined, UK by country, 2006

England Wales Scotland N.Ireland UKCases Males 3,517 285 334 93 4,229Females 2,508 193 224 83 3,008Persons 6,025 478 558 176 7,237Crude rate per 100,000 population Males 14.1 19.7 13.5 10.9 14.2Females 9.7 12.7 8.5 9.3 9.7Persons 11.9 16.1 10.9 10.1 11.9Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males 12.0 15.4 11.8 10.6 12.2

95% CI 11.6 12.4 13.6 17.2 10.5 13.0 8.4 12.7 11.8 12.5

Females 7.1 8.5 6.3 7.8 7.195% CI 6.8 7.3 7.3 9.7 5.4 7.1 6.1 9.4 6.8 7.3

Persons 9.3 11.6 8.7 8.9 9.495% CI 9.1 9.5 10.6 12.7 8.0 9.4 7.6 10.2 9.2 9.6


Figure Three: Numbers of new cases and age specific incidence rates, by sex, leukaemia, UK 2006


Figure Four (a): Age standardised (European) incidence rates, leukaemia, by sex, Great Britain, 1975-2006


Figure Six (a): Age standardised (European) incidence rates, leukaemia, by sex, UK, 1993-2006


Table Two: Common cytogenetic alterations observed in leukaemia



Figure Eight: Five year survival from acute lymphoid leukaemia, children aged 0-14, Great Britain, 1962-1996



Figure Nine: Five year age standardised relative survival, adults, selected leukaemias, England and Wales, patients diagnosed in 1971-1990



Figure Ten: Five year relative survival by age, females, selected leukaemias, England and Wales, patients diagnosed in 1986-1990



Table Three: Numbers and rates of deaths, all leukaemias combined, UK by country, 2001



Figure Eleven: Numbers and rates of deaths by age and sex, all leukaemias combined, UK, 2001



Figure Twelve: Number of deaths by age, all persons, selected leukaemias, UK, 2001



Figure Thirteen (a): Age standardised (european) mortality rates, males, selected leukaemias, UK, 1971-2001



Figure Thirteen (b): Age standardised (european) mortality rates, females, selected leukaemias, UK, 1971-2001



Figure Fourteen: Age standardised (european) mortality rates for all leukaemias combined, EU countries, 1998 estimates


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© Cancer Research UK 2003 Registered charity number 1089464 Leukaemia The statistics in this presentation are based on the Leukaemia CancerStats report