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Skin cancer survival rates are improving in Ireland
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Ireland Skin cancer rates are improving in Ireland, according to a new report from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland. The hopeful report also…
Nine in 10 with melanoma skin cancer survive at least five years
Men are more likely than women to die from melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers More than 11,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, making skin cancer the most common cancer in…
Skin cancer survival rates improving report finds
The report found a significant improvement in survival rates for melanoma (stock photo) Almost 100% of people survive at least five years after being diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer, while…
Almost 100 of non melanoma skin cancer patients surviving 5 years after diagnosis
That's according to a new report from the 'National Cancer Registry Ireland' with rates in men and women stabilising or decreasing. Almost 100% of people diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer…
Mid West has lowest survival rate for cancer
NEW FINDINGS from the National Cancer Registry show the Mid-West has the lowest survival rate for cancer. Covering the period from 2020 to 2022, the report examines cancer incidence and survival…
Equality in cancer survival rates has to be a short term goal for the Department of Health
The imbalance in cancer survival may have to do with the centralisation of cancer services, writes Terence Cosgrave hen the HSE decided to split into six regional areas, it was feared that a lot of…
Claims Clare Cancer Patients Subject To Undignified And Inhumane Conditions Due To Lack Of Local Services
Photo (c) Thitaree SarmKasat from Getty Images via canva.com It’s claimed cancer patients in Clare are routinely subjected to undignified and inhumane conditions due to a lack of local treatment…
Irish Examiner view Cancer data is a matter of life and death
clearly there is an urgent need to improve services in the HSE’s Mid-West region the annual report from the National Cancer Registry Ireland report showed lower survival rates for a number of cancers…
Variation in cancer survival rates around country study
The report, covering 2020 to 2022, examines cancer incidence and survival rates New data on the prevalence and treatment of common cancers shows a variation in survival rates around the country.…
Southwest cancer survival rates in line with national averages
The southwest region has cancer survival rates in line with national averages. That’s according to the National Cancer Registry’s annual report, which looks at data for those diagnosed with cancer…
Mid West and areas of disadvantage need new approach to tackle lower cancer survival rates David Cullinane TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane TD, has said that the next Government must implement multi-year funding for the Cancer Strategy to tackle lower cancer survival rates in the Mid-West…
Mid west has lowest survival rate for cancer compared to national average
The findings are included in the annual report of the National Cancer Registry. THE MID-WEST HAS the lowest survival rate compared to the national average, according to a new study It’s lower for…