News Archive
- Trends in kidney, ureter and bladder cancer
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 -
A report published today by the National Cancer Registry (Cancers of the kidney, ureter and bladder). This report shows that cancers at all sites were more common in men than in women, with approximately two-thirds of all urinary cancers diagnosed in men.
Read More >> - November 26th, 2011 - Irish Conference on Survivorship after Cancer during Childhood and Adolescence
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Friday, September 27th, 2011 -
The Boyne Research Institute, Drogheda, Ireland in association with PanCareSurFup and the Irish Cancer Society will host the first Irish Conference on Survivorship after Cancer during Childhood and Adolescence. This 1-day conference will take place in the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, on Saturday, November 26th, 2011. For more information visit www.ccs2011.ie
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If you would like to attend, please contact Cíara Hall on 041 98 36041, chall@boyneresearch.ie to RSVP, or visit www.ccs2011.ie
to register and to find out more. (Continuing Professional Development Points: 4 points)
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- Public Consultation on 'Your Health is Your Wealth' - A public health policy framework for a healthier Ireland 2012-2020
Friday, September 9th, 2011 -
The Minister of Health is developing a public health policy framework which aims to improve the health of the population and reduce health inequalities by addressing the causes of preventable ill-health.
To help shape the policy, the views of members of the public, health care professionals and others who have not been involved in the national and regional consultation events held in June are being sought between now and 30th September.
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- 3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION-BASED CANCER RESEARCH IN IRELAND
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 -
Submission of abstracts is invited for the above conference, for oral and poster presentation. Original work or systematic reviews in any area on the programme (aetiology, prevention and early detection, survivorship and outcomes research, cancer registration and health services research) are welcome. Abstracts consisting only of descriptions of proposed work will not be accepted. All abstracts will be assessed and assigned to either oral or poster presentation, if accepted.
Read More >> - Cancer in Ireland 2011
Thursday, September 1st, 2011 -
A report published today by the National Cancer Registry (Cancer in Ireland 2011) shows that the number of cancer cases diagnosed each year has risen by almost 50% since the mid 1990's and that over 90,000 people are now alive 15 years after their cancer diagnosis. The report estimates that in 2006, cancer cost 120,000 person-years of life, up from 99,000 in 1996.
Read More >> - Lung cancer incidence, mortality treatment and survival in the Republic of Ireland 1994-2008
Thursday, September 1st, 2011 -
A report published today by the National Cancer Registry (Lung cancer incidence, mortality treatment and survival in the Republic of Ireland 1994-2008) shows that while both incidence and mortality rates from lung cancer are falling in men, the incidence rate in women is increasing by over 2% per year, with the largest increase (4% a year) in women under 55. Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as the cancer most likely to cause death in women.
Read More >> - Trends in head and neck cancer
Thursday, August 4th, 2011 -
Although the incidence rates for head and neck cancer have been relatively stable over the past 15 years, the incidence of cancer of the tonsil has been rising by 4-5% annually. This increase may be related to human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. Overall incidence rates for head and neck cancer Ireland are low by European standards, but survival is below the European average.
Read More >> - Cancer Trends - Cancers of colon and rectum
Friday, May 20th, 2011 -
The latest report in the National Cancer Registry series on cancer trends in Ireland shows some recent trends in cancers of the colon, rectosigmoid junction and rectum.
Read More >> - Updated cancer survival statistics
Monday, April 4th, 2011 -
Updated statistics on relative survival of Irish cancer patients are now available online for an expanded list of cancer types. National estimates are provided by diagnosis period, further broken down by age for the more common cancers. Estimates of survival by HSE area of residence, gender and cancer stage are also shown for the most recent period (2003-2007).
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2ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION-BASED CANCER RESEARCH IN IRELAND.
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 - The 2nd conference on population-based cancer research will take place on October
20th at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin. Conference themes include: aetiology, prevention
and early detection survivorship and outcomes research and health services research
(including cancer registration). A key note address on breast cancer prevention
will be given by Professor Valerie Beral. Attendance is free. To register please email
Dr. Harry Comber.
Read More >> - Brain and other CNS Trends
Monday, September 6th, 2010 -
The fifth report in the National Cancer Registry series on cancer trends in Ireland shows some recent trends in cancers of the brain and central nervous system.
Read More >> - Adolescents and Young Adults Trends
Monday, September 6th, 2010 -
The fourth report in the National Cancer Registry series on cancer trends in Ireland shows some recent trends of cancer in adolescents and young adults.
Read More >> - Financial impact of a cancer diagnosis
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 -
Patients and families from every social group incur significant additional costs as a result of a cancer diagnosis. National Cancer Registry and Irish Cancer Society Ireland launch a report on the financial and economic impact of a cancer diagnosis for patients and their families in Ireland. Some of the key findings in a study undertaken by the National Cancer Registry, in partnership with the Irish Cancer Society, were that cancer patients incur many additional costs associated with their diagnosis. These include visits to consultants, GPs or other healthcare professionals, buying medications to alleviate symptoms and side effects of treatment, out-of-pocket expenses in relation to travelling to hospital appointments and increased utility bills.
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Full report - Prostate Trends
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 -
The third report in the National Cancer Registry series on cancer trends in Ireland shows some recent trends in prostate cancer.
Read More >> - Latest cancer survival statistics
Monday, March 29th, 2010 -
Online statistics on relative survival of Irish cancer patients during 1994-2006 are now available for a selection of major cancers, updating figures previously published in report format for the years up to 2004. National estimates for three successive diagnosis periods (1994-1997, 1998-2001 and 2002-2006) show, for most cancers, clear evidence of ongoing improvements in survival. Survival estimates are also provided by area of residence for the most common cancers.
- Liver trends
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 -
The second report in the National Cancer Registry series on cancer trends in Ireland shows some recent trends in liver cancer.
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