CancerStats Key Facts on Cancer

All cancers key facts report CancerStats Key Facts present up to date key statistics on cancer incidence, survival, mortality and the main causes of cancer. Each one can be downloaded using the links below and is also available as a PDF.

The latest UK cancer incidence statistics are for 2006 and mortality for 2007. You can access these in a number of ways by downloading

the summary sheet showing number of cases and deaths for 49 types of cancer
the summary sheet showing incidence and mortality rates for 49 types of cancer
a 1 page summary of cancer incidence and mortality in the UK. This includes statistics on the twenty most common cancers diagnosed and the twenty most common causes of cancer death in the UK by age and sex.

Find out why more up to date cancer statistics are not yet available.