Number of newly diagnosed cancer cases in the UK in 2010 and number of articles mentioning breast, lung, prostate and bowel cancers in UK national newspapers, 2011–2012
| Cancer type | Number of new cases in 20101 | Number of articles (rank) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Males | Females | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Breast | 49 961 | 397 | 49 564 | 2102 (1) | 2135 (1) |
| Lung | 42 026 | 23 175 | 18 851 | 884 (3) | 862 (2) |
| Prostate | 40 975 | 40 975 | – | 992 (2) | 765 (3) |
| Bowel | 40 695 | 22 834 | 17 861 | 701 (4) | 737 (4) |