Scots cases of cancer rise by a sixth in a decade

CASES of cancer in Scotland have risen by 14 per cent in the past decade as the country’s ageing population soars, new Scottish health statistics reveal.
Figures published by NHS Scotland’s information services division yesterday reveal that 31,013 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2013, compared to 27,095 in 2003.
There was a spike in skin cancer, with malignant melanoma increasing by nearly a third since 2003, prompting a warning from Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, to avoid sunbeds and take serious care in the sun.
While lung cancer is still the most common form of cancer at 17 per cent, the long-term decline among men has continued with a 15 per cent decrease in cases in the past decade.
But levels have risen by 15 per cent among women since 2003.
There has also been a spike in cases of womb cancer, which shot up by 33 per cent, and kidney cancer, up 25 per cent and 35 per cent for men and women, respectively………………………………..
 
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