Overall incidences of cancer increased between 1993 and 2018 but mortality rates fell

Cancer incidence and mortality rates per

100,000 people aged 35-69 years, UK

800

Female

incidence

600

Male

incidence

400

Male

mortality

200

Female

mortality

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

Cancer incidence and mortality rates per 100,000 people aged 35-69 years, UK

800

Female

incidence

600

Male

incidence

400

Male

mortality

200

Female

mortality

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

Guardian graphic. Source: BMJ. 25 year trends in cancer incidence and mortality among adults aged 35-69 years in the UK, 1993-2018: retrospective secondary analysis, Jon Shelton et al. Note: three-year rolling average