Survival rates for cancer are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasing, an all-Ireland report launched today reveals.
The report entitled Cancer incidence, mortality, treatment and...Read more
Survival rates for cancer are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasing, an all-Ireland report launched today reveals.
The report entitled Cancer incidence, mortality, treatment and survival in...Read more
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.Read more
The latest report from the National Cancer Registry released today shows some interesting trends in cancer incidence in Ireland. The number of newly diagnosed cancers is increasing by 6-7% annually and this is likely to double in the next 20...Read more
This annual statistical report shows that 26,776 new cancers were registered in 2005, 21% more than the 1994-2005 average. The commonest cancer overall (apart from non-melanoma skin cancer; 6,196 cases) was cancer of the prostate (2...Read more
This annual statistical report shows that, between 1994 and 2001, an average of 20,523 cancer cases was registered each year. The commonest cancer by far was non-melanoma skin cancer (29% of all malignant cancers). If non-melanoma skin cancer is...Read more
The National Cancer Registry this week released analyses showing 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...Read more
Data released today 26th October 2004 by the National Cancer Registry show that cancer survival is improving in Ireland for all of the major cancers. This new report was formally launched by Dr Elizabeth Keane, Chair, National Cancer...Read more