Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to 2001

Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to 2001
Publication date: 
March, 2007
Related staff: 
Dr Paul Walsh (former staff)
Dr Harry Comber (former staff)

This is the second National Cancer Registry report focusing on treatment and survival of cancer patients in Ireland, for the four most important cancers in healthcare terms. Coverage is provided here for the eight-year period 1994-2001, representing 49,100 cancer patients with survival follow-up to December 2003.

Analyses show that there have been significant improvements in survival for breast, colorectal and prostate cancers, but not lung cancers, between 1994-1997 and 1998-2001. Improvements in treatment or in early diagnosis are presumably involved. However, variation in survival between regions is still apparent, with survival generally best for patients with breast, colorectal and prostate cancers resident in the Eastern region.

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