Cancer trends and projections

Each year we produce short reports on trends for different cancer types based on the data we collect. 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.

This report contains data on leukemia in Ireland between 1994 and 2008. Leukaemias made up about 1.7% of all registered cancers and 2.0% of malignant cancers diagnosed between 1994 and 2008. Between 1994 and 2002 the number of cases increased...Read more

This report provides an overview of cancer of the liver and biliary tract in Ireland since 1994. The liver is one of the less common sites of digestive tract cancer, accounting for 0.8% of all cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin) in 2007. Since...Read more

This report highlights trends in prostate cancer in Ireland. Prostate cancer incidence increased by 4% annually between 1994 and 1998, but then increased sharply between 1998 and 2004. Cancer incidence increased in all age groups but the oldest (...Read more

This report contains data relating to cancer in adolescents and young adults in Ireland between 1994 and 2008. Cancer is uncommon in adolescents and young adults. In 1994-2008, cancers in individuals aged 15-19 made up 0.4% of all registered...Read more

This report provides an overview of cancers of the brain and other central nervous system (CNS) sites in Ireland between 1994 and 2008. Cancers of the brain and other CNS sites have made up a fairly constant 1.2% of all cancers since 1994.Read more

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