© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number 1089464 Oral Cancer The statistics in this presentation are based on the Oral CancerStats report published

© Cancer Research UK 2005 Registered charity number 1089464

Oral Cancer

The statistics in this presentation are based on the Oral 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


Table One: Numbers of new cases of oral cancer in the UK 2006

England Wales Scotland N.Ireland UKCases Males 2,766 211 454 109 3,540Females 1,433 105 195 52 1,785Persons 4,199 316 649 161 5,325Crude rate per 100,000 population Males 11.1 14.6 18.4 12.8 11.9Females 5.5 6.9 7.4 5.9 5.8Persons 8.3 10.7 12.7 9.2 8.8Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males 10.1 12.5 16.0 12.4 10.8

95% CI 9.7 10.4 10.8 14.2 14.5 17.4 10.1 14.7 10.4 11.1

Females 4.3 5.1 5.5 5.0 4.595% CI 4.1 4.5 4.1 6.0 4.7 6.3 3.6 6.3 4.3 4.7

Persons 7.1 8.7 10.4 8.4 7.595% CI 6.9 7.3 7.7 9.6 9.6 11.2 7.1 9.7 7.3 7.7


Figure One: Number of new cases and rates by age, oral cancer, UK, 2006


Figure Two: World age standardised* male incidence rates for cancer of the oral cavity and cancers of the pharynx excluding the nasopharynx in selected countries of the world, 2002 estimates

* to the European standard population


Figure Three: European age standardised* incidence rates, by sex, oral and pharyngeal cancer, EU countries, 2002 estimates



Figure Four: Age standardised* (European) incidence rates, by sex, oral cancer, Great Britain, 1975-2006



Figure Five: Age-specific incidence rates, male oral cancer, Great Britain, 1975-2006


Figure Seven: Percentage of South Asians in the UK that use any form of chewing tobacco, 2004


Figure Eight: Relative risk of oral/pharyngeal cancer in males by alcohol/tobacco consumption using US measures


Figure Nine:Alcohol consumption in the UK 1900-2000 per capita consumption of 100 per cent alcohol


Table Three: Possible symptoms of oral cancer

A mouth sore/ulcer that fails to heal or that bleeds easily

All red or red and white patches in the mouth that will not go away

A lump or thickening in the mouth, tongue or throat

Difficulty chewing or swallowing food

New persistant pain


Table Four: Stage and 2 year crude survival, cancers of oral cavity and pharynx, South and West of England, 1996-2000

Oral cavity 2-year crude Pharynx 2-year crude

No. of cases survival (CI) No. of cases survival (CI)

% %

All cases 411 62.0 (57.3-66.7) 279 50.9 (45.0-56.8)

I Early disease 21 87.5 (80.6-94.4) 6 77.8 (58.6-97.0)

II Locally advanced 17 68.6 (57.6-79.6) 14 52.6 (36.7-68.5)

III Tumour in lymph nodes 15 52.5 (40.0-65.0) 22 49.2 (36.7-61.7)

IV Metastatic 36 46.0 (38.0-54.0) 48 46.6 (38.2-55.0)

Unknown 11 68.2 (54.5-81.9) 10 55.2 (37.2-73.2)


Figure Ten: Comparison of age standardised* 5 year relative survival rates for patients diagnosed in 1991-1995 and 1996-1999, England and Wales.



Figure Eleven: Comparison of age standardised* 5 year relative survival rates for patients diagnosed in 1991-1995 and 1996-1999, England and Wales.



Figure Twelve: Five year relative survival by age, cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx and tongue, 1996-99 patients, England and Wales


Table Five: Comparison of survival in affluent and deprived patients, 1986-90, England and Wales

Five year survival % for the most affluent

Five year survival % for the most deprived

Gap between most affluent and most

deprived

Tongue 50.4 34.1 -16.3

Oropharynx 41.9 29.9 -12

Oral cavity 53.9 42.3 -11.6


Table Six: Numbers and rates of death, oral cancer, UK, by country, 2007

England Wales Scotland N.Ireland UKDeaths Males 983 78 160 38 1,259Females 454 39 89 10 592Persons 1,437 117 249 48 1,851Crude rate per 100,000 population Males 3.9 5.4 6.4 4.4 4.2Females 1.7 2.6 3.3 1.1 1.9Persons 2.8 3.9 4.8 2.7 3.0Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males 3.4 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.7

CI 95% 3.2 3.6 3.4 5.3 4.5 6.1 2.9 5.7 3.5 3.9

Females 1.2 1.7 2.3 0.9 1.3CI 95% 1.1 1.3 1.2 2.3 1.8 2.8 0.4 1.5 1.2 1.4

Persons 2.3 2.9 3.7 2.5 2.4CI 95% 2.1 2.4 2.4 3.5 3.2 4.2 1.8 3.2 2.3 2.5


Figure Thirteen: Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates by sex, oral cancer, UK 2007


Figure Fourteen: Trends in mortality for oral cancer in UK males 1971-2007 by age

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