Mortality

The latest statistical report from the National Cancer Registry highlights ongoing and projected growth in numbers of cancers diagnosed annually (largely reflecting population growth and ageing), and a further increase in the numbers of cancer survivors among the general population.Read more

The National Cancer Registry has just released an updated set of cancer factsheets using the latest incidence data (projected estimates for the three year period 2015-2017) and mortality data for the period 2012-2014 (...Read more

New analysis using data from the Registry and the Central Statistics Office finds that the rate of breast cancer mortality in women eligible for the Irish breast screening programme (BreastCheck) was approximately 9% lower in areas where screening started earlier compared with those areas where screening was rolled out at a later stage. Read more

The Registry has published a trends report (number 35) on cervical cancer addressing incidence, treatment, mortality and survival for this cancer.Read more

The latest report on skin cancer published by the Registry today shows that almost 11,000 new cases are diagnosed per year in Ireland, of...Read more

The National Cancer Registry has just released an updated set of cancer factsheets using 2014 data.Read more