New cases of cancer diagnosed each year.
In 2019, around 391,000 people were diagnosed with cancer, in the UK. On average someone is diagnosed with cancer every 90 seconds, in the UK. Cancer incidence in the UK has risen by 39% since 2002, and by 19% only in the last decade ii.
What percentage of UK has cancer?
1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime.
Where are cancer rates highest in UK?
Prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers account for more than 50% of all new malignant diagnoses. The North East had the highest rate of cancer incidence at 653 cases per 100,000 people, while London had the lowest rate at 583 cases per 100,000 people.
What is the biggest cause of cancer in UK?
In the UK, more than 1 in 4 cancer deaths (over 25%) are caused by smoking.
Why are cancer rates so high in UK?
For 10 cancer types, including two of the five most common cancer types in the UK (lung cancer and melanoma skin cancer), more than 70% of UK cancer cases were attributable to known risk factors. Smoking is the largest cause of cancer in the UK. Overweight and obesity is the UK's biggest cause of cancer after smoking.