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Cancer in the UK

Cancer in the UK

The most common causes of cancer in the UK are as follows*
  • 1. Breast
  • 2. Lung
  • 3. Colorectal
  • 4. Prostate
  • 5. Bladder
  • 6. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • 7. Melanoma
  • 8. Stomach
  • 9. Oesophagus
  • 10. Pancreas

Chart showing the incidence of the most common cancers in the UK (source: Cancer Research UK 2017)
Chart showing the incidence of the most common cancers in females (source: Cancer Research UK 2017)
Chart showing the incidence of the most common cancers in males (source: Cancer Research UK 2017)


The most common causes of death from cancer in the UK are as follows:
  • 1. Lung
  • 2. Colorectal
  • 3. Breast
  • 4. Prostate
  • 5. Pancreas
  • 6. Oesophagus
  • 7. Stomach
  • 8. Bladder
  • 9. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • 10. Ovarian

*excludes non-melanoma skin cancer
+PassMedicine Notes
The most common causes of cancer in the UK are as follows*
  • 1. Breast
  • 2. Lung
  • 3. Colorectal
  • 4. Prostate
  • 5. Bladder
  • 6. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • 7. Melanoma
  • 8. Stomach
  • 9. Oesophagus
  • 10. Pancreas
The most common causes of death from cancer in the UK are as follows:
  • 1. Lung
  • 2. Colorectal
  • 3. Breast
  • 4. Prostate
  • 5. Pancreas
  • 6. Oesophagus
  • 7. Stomach
  • 8. Bladder
  • 9. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • 10. Ovarian

*excludes non-melanoma skin cancer



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