The National Cancer Registry Ireland

Archived Reports

Annual Statistical Reports

Cancer in Ireland 1994 - 2005 - Summary

Cancer in Ireland 1994 - 2001
Errata: On pages 25 the data for "Chemotherapy" is found under the "Radiotherapy" heading and vice versa

Cancer in Ireland 1994 - 2000

Cancer in Ireland 1994 - 1999 with estimates to 2002

Cancer in Ireland 1994 - 1998 (Summary)

Cancer in Ireland 1997 (Summary)

Cancer in Ireland 1996 - Summary

Cancer in Ireland 1995 - Summary

Cancer Trends and Projections

Cancer projections 2005-2035 (Summary report)

Cancer projections 2005-2035 (full report)

Trends in Irish cancer incidence 1994-2002 with predictions to 2020

Trends in Irish cancer mortality rates 1950-2020 with predictions to 2015

All Ireland Cancer Statistics

All Ireland Cancer Statistics 1998 - 2000

All Ireland Cancer Statistics 1994 - 1996 (Summary)

Patterns of Care

Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to 2001 (Summary Report)

Patterns of care and survival from Cancer in Ireland, 1994 - 1998

Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to 2001 (Full Report)

Cancer Atlases

An atlas of cancer in Ireland 1994-2003
(Publication date/December 2009 - 170 pages)Authors: Carsin AE, Sharp L, Comber H

Cancer in Louth

The purpose of this report was to analyse all available data on cancer in Co Louth, to assess if there is an increased cancer risk to the residents of the county, and to examine the reasons for any unexpected findings

Summary Chapter of the Atlas of Cancer in Ireland and the UK [ ]
The full report is hosted on the website of the UK Office of National Statistics .

Scientific Papers Published Pre - 2008

Scientific Papers Published 2007

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing in General Practicing
Drummond FJ, Comber H. PSA testing - weighing up th evidence. 2007. Forum; Clinical Focus 7(10), 15-18

Survival for eight major cancers and all cancers combined for European adults diagnosed in 1995-99: results of the EUROCARE-4 study.
Berrino F, et al.; EUROCARE Working group.
Lancet Oncol. 2007;8(9):773-83.

Recent cancer survival in Europe: a 2000-02 period analysis of EUROCARE-4 data.
Verdecchia A, et al.; EUROCARE-4 Working Group.
Lancet Oncol. 2007;8(9):784-96

Risk factors for Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: results from the FINBAR study (Abstract only)
Anderson LA, Watson RG, Murphy SJ, Johnston BT, Comber H, Mc Guigan J, Reynolds JV, Murray LJ (2007)

Patterns of care and effects on mortality for cancers of the oesophagus and gastric cardia: a population-based study (Abstract only)
Cronin-Fenton DP, Sharp L, Carsin AE, Comber H (2007)

A population-based association study of SNPs of GSTP1, MnSOD, GPX2 and Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma (Abstract only)
Murphy SJ, Hughes AE, Patterson CC, Anderson LA, Watson RG, Johnston BT, Comber H, McGuigan J, Reynolds JV, Murray LJ (2007)

Prostate cancer mortality predictions for Ireland up to 2015 (Abstract only)
O'Lorcain P, Comber H (2007)

Cumulative cancer mortality risk and potential years of life lost to 64 years of age in Ireland, 1953-2002 (Abstract only)
O'Lorcain P, Walsh PM, Comber H (2007)

Childhood cancer in Ireland: a population-based study (Abstract only)
Stack M, Walsh PM, Comber H, Ryan CA, O'Lorcain P (2007)

Scientific Papers Published 2006

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the esophageal inflammation-metaplasia-adenocarcinoma sequence (Abstract only)
Anderson LA, Johnston BT, Watson RG, Murphy SJ, Ferguson HR, Comber H, McGuigan J, Reynolds JV, Murray LJ (2006)

Treatment and survival for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: influence of histological subtype, age, and other factors in a population-based study (1999-2001) (Abstract only)
Cronin-Fenton DP, Sharp L, Deady S, Comber H (2006)

Mortality predictions for esophageal, stomach, and pancreatic cancer, Ireland, up to 2015 (Abstract only)
O'Lorcain P, Deady S, Comber H (2006)

Mortality predictions for colon and anorectal cancer for Ireland, 2003-17 (Abstract only)
O'Lorcain P, Deady S, Comber H (2006)

Influences of mammographic screening on trends in breast-conserving surgery in Ireland (Abstract only)
Walsh PM, McCarron P, Middleton RJ, Comber H, Gavin AT, Murray L (2006)

Mortality predictions for Ireland, 2001-2015: cancers of the breast, ovary, and cervix and corpus uteri (Abstract only)
O'Lorcain P, Comber H (2006)

Scientific Papers Published 2005

Delays in treatment in the cancer services: Impact on cancer stage and survival (Abstract only)
Comber H, Cronin DP, Deady S, O'Lorcain P, Riordan P (2005)

A population-based study of skin cancer incidence and prevalence in renal transplant recipients (Abstract only)
Moloney FJ, Comber H, O'Lorcain P, O'Kelly P, Conlon PJ, Murphy GM

Scientific Papers Published 2004

Lung cancer mortality predictions for Ireland 2001-2015 and current trends in North Western Europe (Abstract only)
O'Lorcain P, Comber H (2004)

Recent trends in cervical cancer mortality in Britain and Ireland: the case for population-based cervical cancer screening (Abstract only)
Comber H, Gavin A (2004)

Scientific Papers Published 2003

Patterns of initial management of lung cancer in the Republic of Ireland: a population-based observational study (Abstract only)
Mahmud SM, Reilly M, Comber H.(2003)-