This report highlights the continuing increase in the cancer burden in Ireland. The number of cancer cases continues to increase by 3% annually and the number of deaths by about 1% annually.
Other highlights of the report include:...Read more
Research published today by the National Cancer Registry shows that almost one-fifth of Irish women having breast-conserving surgery in 2002-2008 needed one or more additional operations. Almost ⅔ of these went on to have a total removal of the...Read more
The National Cancer Registry and the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Trinity College are pleased to announce a one-day symposium on Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology funded by the Health Research Board.
In the latest trends report, published today by the National Cancer Registry, it is shown that an average of 101 cases of Hodgkins lymphoma (HL) are diagnosed per year in Ireland. Representing less than 1% of all invasive cancers diagnosed in...Read more
A short report published today by the National Cancer Registry gives an overview of neuroendocrine tumours in Ireland. A complex group of cancers, many of which are benign, they occur most commonly in the digestive system. This trends report...Read more
A report just published by the National Cancer Registry gives a comprehensive description of incidence, mortality, treatment and survival for colorectal cancer in Ireland from 1994 to 2010. Colorectal cancer made up 11% of all cancers in women...Read more