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Incidence 60 cases/ year; 40 girls (66%), 21 boys (34%) 1st most common cancer 33% of all cancers Subtypes <1% Adrenocortical carcinomas 21% Thyroid carcinomas <1% Nasopharyngeal carcinomas 21% Malignant melanomas 17% Skin carcinomas 41% Other and …

Incidence 2014-2023 51 cases/ year; 24 girls (48%), 27 boys (52%) 2nd most common cancer in children (both sexes) 27% of all childhood cancers Subtypes 78% Lymphoid leukaemias 16% Acute myeloid leukaemias 3% Chronic myeloproliferative diseases 2% …

Incidence 53 cases/ year; 28 girls (52%), 26 boys (48%) 1st most common cancer 28% of all cancers Subtypes 9% Ependymomas and choroid plexus tumour 40% Astrocytomas 14% Intracranial and intraspinal embryonal tumours 13% Other gliomas 21% Other specified …

Fast Facts: Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer (16 – 24) •    181 adolescent and young adult cancer cases per year •    Number 1 cause of death by disease in adolescent and young adults in Ireland (aged 16 – 24) •    90% of patients are alive five …

Incidence 40 cases/ year; 18 girls (44%), 23 boys (56%) 2nd most common cancer 22% of all cancers Subtypes 69% Hodgkin lymphomas 23% Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (except Burkitt lymphoma) 4% Burkitt lymphoma 2% Miscellaneous lymphoreticular neoplasms 1.5% …

Incidence 27 cases/ year; 15 girls (54%), 12 boys (46%) 3rd most common cancer 15% of all cancers Subtypes 3% Ependymomas and choroid plexus tumour 29% Astrocytomas 2% Intracranial and intraspinal embryonal tumours 16% Other gliomas 42% Other specified …

Incidence 23 cases/ year; 8 girls (35%), 15 boys (65%) 3rd most common cancer 12% of all cancers Subtypes 43% Hodgkin lymphomas 31% Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (except Burkitt lymphoma) 15% Burkitt lymphoma 11% Miscellaneous lymphoreticular neoplasms Prevalence …

Fast Facts: Childhood Cancer (0 – 15) •    191 Childhood cancer cases per year •    Number 1 cause of death by disease in children in Ireland (aged 1 – 14) •    87% of patients are alive five years after a childhood cancer diagnosis  •    Childhood cancer …