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Each year we produce short reports on trends for different cancer types based on the data we collect [1]. These reports describe case numbers, age profile, geographic distribution, international differences in incidence, stage at diagnosis, treatment patterns, and mortality and survival rates. We have also produced projections of future case-numbers for a range of cancer sites.

Cancer Trends 39 - Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer [2]

Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
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This latest trends report on Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer (AYA), published by the National Cancer Registry, is the first report of its kind to include cancers in those up to 24 years of age. The report highlights an increase in...Read more [2]

Cancer Trends 38 - Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer 1994-2019 [4]

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The latest trends report published by the National Cancer Registry focuses on cancer incidence, mortality, stage and survival for patients diagnosed with female breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer. All three cancers have...Read more [4]

Cancer Trends 37 - Breast cancer 1994-2016 [6]

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The latest trends report just published by the National Cancer Registry shows that the rate of new cases of invasive breast cancer in Irish women has stabilised since 2008 and the mortality rate due to breast cancer decreased by about 2% per year...Read more [6]

Cancer Trends 36 - Cancer of unknown primary [8]

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The latest trends report from the National Cancer Registry focuses on cancer of unknown primary site. Just under 400 of these cancers are diagnosed in Ireland per year (2012-2016), representing 2-3% of all invasive cancers (excluding non-melanoma...Read more [8]

Cancer Incidence Projections for Ireland 2020-2045 [10]

“Cancer cases may double by 2045 – but some grounds for optimism”: latest report from the National Cancer Registry
Cover of projections report 2019
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A report published by the National Cancer Registry today shows that the number of cases of cancer could double by 2045 if current rates continue into the future. However, the overall increase could be a more modest 50% increase in both sexes if...Read more [10]

Cancer trends 35 - Cervical cancer [12]

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The latest trends report from the Registry has been published. It shows that while incidence rates for invasive cervical cancer increased by approximately +4% per year in the period 1999-2010, they have recently started to decline by almost -7%...Read more [12]

Cancer Trends 33 - HPV-associated cancers [14]

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The latest short report from the National Cancer Registry estimates that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes up to 420 cancer cases (or up to 130 cancer deaths) per year, most of which are potentially preventable by HPV vaccination....Read more [14]

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[1] https://www.ncri.ie/data/data-we-collect [2] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-trends-39-childhood-adolescent-and-young-adult [3] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/Childhood%20cancers%20report_final_28082023.pdf [4] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-trends-38-breast-cervical-and-colorectal-cancer [5] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/Trendsreport_breast_cervical_colorectal_22092022.pdf [6] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-trends-37-breast-cancer-1994-2016 [7] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/Trendsreport_Breastcancer_20191107_0.pdf [8] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-trends-36-cancer-unknown-primary [9] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/Cancer%20of%20unknown%20primary.pdf [10] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-incidence-projections-ireland-2020-2045 [11] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/CancerIncidenceProjections_NCRI_fullreport_09042019_final.pdf [12] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-trends-35-cervical-cancer [13] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/CervicalCaTrendsReport_MP.pdf [14] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/cancer-trends-33-hpv-associated-cancers [15] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/HPV-associated%20Cancer%20Trends%20Report_NCR_4May2017.pdf [16] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/field_staff_members/30?items_per_page=7&theme=accessible&page=1 [17] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/cancer-trends-and-projections/field_staff_members/30?items_per_page=7&theme=accessible&page=2