The National Cancer Registry Ireland

Publications

Our objective is to produce a full national report on each year within two years of the year end. So far we have produced reports for the years up to 2007. The 1994 report is out of print, the rest may be viewed here or ordered by post.

Joint reports covering the years 1994 to 1996, 1998 to 2000 and 1996 to 2004 have been produced with the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry .

These reports can be accessed online. To view our reports you will need Adobe® Reader® . Due to their size, some full reports cannot be downloaded in their entirety. Instead they are available to download on a chapter by chapter basis.

Annual Statistical Reports

A series of statistical reports showing cancer incidence, mortality, treatment and survival in the Republic of Ireland from 1994 onwards.

Current Reports

• Cancer in Ireland 1994-2007 - Summary
(Publication date/2009 - 8 pages)

Archived Reports

Cancer Trends and Projections

Short reports on cancer trends in Ireland for individual cancer sites, and more detailed reports providing projections of future case-numbers for a range of sites

Current Reports

• Cancer Trends - Cancer of the prostate
(Publication date/May 2010 - 2 pages)
• Cancer Trends - Cancer of the liver and biliary tract
(Publication date/March 2010 - 2 pages)
• Cancer Trends - Recent trends in lung cancer
(Publication date/December 2009 - 2 pages)

Archived Reports

All Ireland Cancer Statistics

A series of collaborative reports on cancer incidence, mortality, treatment & survival between the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry and the National Cancer Registry in the Republic of Ireland. These reports were produced under the umbrella of the Ireland-Northern Ireland-National Cancer Institute Consortium

Current Reports

• Cancer in Ireland: 1994-2004 (A summary report)
(Publication date/April 2009 - 68 pages)Authors: Donnelly D, Gavin A, Comber H
• Cancer in Ireland: 1994-2004 (A comprehensive report)
(Publication date/April 2009 - 344 pages)Authors: Donnelly D, Gavin A, Comber H

Archived Reports

Cancer Atlases and Geographic Studies

Reports assessing geographic patterns of cancer in Ireland

Current Reports

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

Archived Reports

Patterns of Care

A series of reports examining geographic and institutional variation, and time trends, in treatment and survival of Irish cancer patients.

Current Reports

• Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to 2004 (Summary report)
• Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to 2004 (full report)
(Publication date/2008 - 99 pages)Authors: Comber H, Walsh PM

Archived Reports

Other Reports

Other reports on specific areas of cancer research

• Women and cancer in Ireland 1994-2001
  This report provides an overview on the burden of cancer on Irish women. The report also looks at European comparisons and examines trends over time and predicts future patterns. Recommendations are made for the expansion of prevention and screening programmes and evidence is provided that will inform future policy, planning and resource allocation. (Publication date/February 2006 - 196 pages) National Cancer Registry Ireland/The Women's Health Council
• Financial impact of a cancer diagnosis
  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.
  Summary report also available

Scientific Papers

Scientific Papers Published 2010

• Survival from twenty adult cancers in the UK and Republic of Ireland in the late twentieth century
  Woods LM, Rachet B, Shack L, Catney D, Walsh PM, Cooper N, White C, Mak V, Steward J, Comber H, Gavin A, Brewster B, Quinn Q, Coleman MP, UK Association of Cancer Registries.
  Health Statistics Quarterly 2010;46:7-26.
• Trends in prostate specific antigen testing in Ireland: lessons from a country without guidelines.
  Drummond FJ, Carsin AE, Sharp L, Comber H.
  Ir J Med Sci. 2010;179(1):47-49. Epub 2009 June 27 PMID: 19562407

Scientific Papers Published 2009

• Improved malignant melanoma prognosis at a consultant- delivered multidisciplinary pigmented lesion clinic in Cork
  Field S, Deady S, Fitzgibbon J, Murphy M, Comber H.
  Irish Medical Journal 2010;103(2):40-43
• Factors prompting PSA-testing of asymptomatic men in a country with no guidelines: a national survey of general practitioners.
  Drummond FJ, Carsin AE, Sharp L, Comber H
  BMC Fam Pract. 2009 Jan 12;10(1):3. PMID: 19138385
• Rising incidence of renal cell carcinoma in Ireland.
  Falebita OA, Mancini S, Kiely E, Comber H.
  Int Urol Nephrol. 2009; 41(1):7-12 Epub 2008 June 20

Scientific Papers Published 2008

• Major inter-laboratory variations in PSA testing practices; results from national surveys in Ireland in 2006 and 2007.
  Drummond FJ, Sharp L, Comber H
  Ir J Med Sci. 2008 Dec; 177(4): 317-23 Epub 208 Oct 8 PMID: 18841439
• Inequity in colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes: a population-based study.
  Carsin AE, Sharp L, Cronin-Fenton DP, Céilleachair AO, Comber H
  Br J Cancer. 2008;99(2):266-74.
• Cancer survival in five continents: a worldwide population-based study (CONCORD).
  Coleman MP, et al.; CONCORD Working Group
  Lancet Oncol. 2008;9(8):730-56.
• Oesophageal cancer: caregiver mental health and strain.
  Donnelly M, Anderson LA, Johnston BT, Watson RG, Murphy SJ, Comber H, McGuigan J, Reynolds JV, Murray LJ.
  Psychooncology. 2008; 17(12): 1196-201
• Questionnaire order significantly increased response to a postal survey sent to primary care physicians.
  Drummond FJ, Sharp L, Carsin AE, Kelleher T, Comber H.
  J Clin Epidemiol. 2008; 61(2):177-85.
• Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric atrophy and the stages of the oesophageal inflammation, metaplasia, adenocarcinoma sequence: results from the FINBAR case-control study.
  Anderson LA, Murphy SJ, Johnston BT, Watson RG, Ferguson HR, Bamford KB, Ghazy A, McCarron P, McGuigan J, Reynolds JV, Comber H, Murray LJ.
  Gut. 2008;57(6):734-9.

Archived - Scientific Papers Published Pre - 2008

Financial Statements

• Annual financial report and accounts for the year ending 31st December 2008 (English)
  Tuarascáil bhliantúil airgeadais agus cuntais don bhliain dar críoch 31ú Nollaig 2008 (Gaeilge)
• Audited financial accounts for the year ended 31st December 2008
• Audited financial accounts for the year ended 31st December 2007

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