Ireland reports on cancer registry:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Ireland's ministry of health and children has published the fifth annual report of the national cancer registry - Cancer in Ireland, 1994-1998: Incidence, Mortality, Treatment & Survival. During the period covered by the report, some 20,000 new cases of cancer and 7,500 cancer deaths occurred every year. Incidence in Ireland was comparable to EU averages, with skin, colorectal, breast (in women) and prostate (in men) as its most common forms. The registry reports no significant variation in the risk of developing or dying from cancer. The ministry last week announced plans to review the 1996 national cancer strategy (see this page).