Most Common Causes of Cancer Death in Males

1. Most Common Causes of Cancer Death in Males Average Percentages and Numbers of Deaths, by Age, UK, 2009-2011 Five most common causes of cancer deaths in males, proportion of all cancer deaths (C00-C97).Brain & CNS = Brain, other central nervous system and intracranial tumours.SNS = Sympathetic nervous system.NHL = Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Melanoma = Malignant melanoma.For all age groups the percentage denominator is all cancer deaths (C00-C97), except for children and teenagers and young adults where the percentage denominator also includes deaths from benign and uncertain or unknown brain, other CNS and intracranial tumours. For children, the proportions are of deaths in children previously diagnosed with cancer, Great Britain, 1996-2005. Please include the citation provided in our Frequently Asked Questions when reproducing this chart: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/faqs/#How Prepared by Cancer Research UK Original data sources: 1. Office for National Statistics, Mortality Statistics: Deaths registered in England and Wales http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?newquery=series+dr2. General Register Office for Scotland, Deaths Time Series Data, Deaths in Scotland http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/deaths/time-series.html3. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Deaths by Causehttp://www.nisra.gov.uk/demography/default.asp14.htm4. Personal communication with Charles Stiller, Childhood Cancer Research Group. http://www.ccrg.ox.ac.uk/