Overall, there are nearly 400,000 cancer cases diagnosed in the UK each year – equating to more than 1,000 every day.

The most common cancers among men aged 75 and over in the UK are prostate, lung, bowel and bladder cancer followed by melanoma skin cancer.

Every year more than a third (36%) of all cancer cases in the UK are diagnosed in people aged 75 and over, according to data reviewed by the Guardian newspaper.

The newspaper reported that Cancer is serious and can be deadly, with 167,000 dying from the disease every year in the UK. Figures show that it remains the leading cause of death in the UK, causing 25% of all deaths.

However, half of people diagnosed with cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for 10 years or more. Survival is improving and has doubled in the last 50 years in the UK, due to a combination of earlier detection, better treatment and research advances.