Oesophageal cancer statistics

cs_oes_hpimage Oesophageal cancer statistics are presented in this section.

In 2009, 8,161 people in the UK were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.
7,610 people in the UK died from oesophageal cancer in 2010.
In 2005-2009, around 13% of people in England survived their oesophageal cancer for five years or more.

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The latest cancer incidence statistics available for the UK are for 2009, and for mortality the latest statistics are for 2010. We are currently working to update all the incidence and mortality pages on this site. Find out why more up to date statistics are not yet available.

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