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World Cancer Day 2014 - 'Debunk the myths'
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 14:27
There are many myths about cancer, and this year World Cancer Day aims to tackle four of them.
Read more
World Cancer Day
Cancer projections for Ireland 2015 – 2040
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 08:30
The latest projections from the National Cancer Registry show that the incidence of cancer in Ireland
is expected to double by 2040.Read more
Incidence
Projections
Report
WHO/IARC World Cancer Report 2014 press briefing
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:14
In the run-up to World Cancer Day 2014, IARC is holding a press briefingRead more
World
Report
IARC
New survival data analysis available
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 16:05
A new dynamic survival search facility is now available on the survival statistics page.Read more
Survival
Cancer data
Statistics
Data
Latest trends in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma published by the
National Cancer Registry
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 12:28
The National Cancer Registry’s latest trends report on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), published
today shows that an annual average of 660 new cases are diagnosed per year in Ireland.Read more
Incidence
Survival
Europe
EUROCARE-5 results show improved survival for all cancers in
Ireland
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 17:19
The latest results from EUROCARE show that survival in Ireland for all cancers studied increased
between 2000-2007.Read more
IARC release GLOBOCAN 2012: Global cancer burden rises to
14.1 million new cases in 2012 and marked increase in breast
cancers must be addressed
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 17:11
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the
World Health Organization, today released the latest data on cancer incidence, mortality, and
prevalence worldwide.Read more
Burden of cancer
IARC
GLOBOCAN
National Cancer Registry to co-host ICE Awards Conference 2014
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 14:16
The National Cancer Registry is excited to be co-hosting the 2014 Health Research Board
Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Award Conference, to be held on the 14th of January 2014
in Cork.Read more
Conference
National Cancer Registry publishes new online maps of average
cancer rates by county
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 09:05
Today the National Cancer Registry published new online maps which show annual average cancer
rates, at county level for various cancers, from 1994-2011.Read more
Atlas
New paper released - financial impact of a cancer diagnosis
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:34
A new paper reports that some patients with cancer in Ireland may experience financial difficulties
due to their cancer.Read more
Financial
Economics of Health
Costs
Intakes of dietary folate and other B vitamins are associated with
risk of developing lesions in the oesophagus, according to
FINBAR study group
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:00
A new study by the FINBAR study group, published ahead of print in the Journal of Nutrition, finds
an association between intakes of dietary folate, and other B vitamins, and chances of developing a
particular form of cancer of the oesophagus.Read more
New research from National Cancer Registry finds increased
incidence rates in cervical cancer during 1994-2008, while
mortality rates are unchanged
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 11:09
Incidence rates of cervical cancer rose in Ireland during 1994-2008 while death rates have not
changed.Read more
Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology Symposium - Presentations now
available
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 11:02
Presentations from the Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology Symposium are now available.Read more
Pharmacoepidemiology
Online cancer survival statistics updated by the National Cancer
Registry
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 16:01
Five-year relative survival figures updated.Read more
Survival
Rates
Final programme for Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology Symposium
on 23rd September announced
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 08:57
The final programme for the Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology Conference on Monday 23rd
September has been released today. We...Read more
Pharmacoepidemiology
Conference
World
Latest trends on non-melanoma skin cancer published by the
National Cancer Registry
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 15:44
The latest trends report, published today by the National Cancer Registry, shows that an annual
average of over 6,300 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer were diagnosed in Ireland between 1994
and 2011; 68% of which were basal cell (BCC) and 30% squamous cell (SCC) carcinomas.Read
more
Incidence
Mortality
National Cancer Registry launches new website – www.ncri.ie
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 09:27
The National Cancer Registry has just launched its new website.Read more
Website
Cancer in Ireland 2013 - annual report of the National Cancer
Registry
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 09:22
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
Annual report
Women who have breast surgery in specialised hospitals and by
specialised surgeons are less likely to need a second operation.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 11:00
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
Women
Treatment
Surgery
Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology Symposium - 23rd September
2013, Davenport Hotel, Dublin
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 00:00
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.
International experts from...Read more
Event
Pharmacoepidemiology
Health Research Board
Cancer Trends - Hodgkin's lymphoma
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 00:00
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
Adolescents
Incidence
Mortality
Cancer Trends - Neuroendocrine Cancers
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 00:00
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
Digestive system
Neuroendocrine
Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Treatment and Survival
in Ireland: 1994-2010.
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 00:00
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
Incidence
Mortality
Treatment
Survival
Cancer Trends - Mesothelioma
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 00:00
A short report published today by the National Cancer Registry gives an overview of mesothelioma
in Ireland. A comparatively rare cancer, an average of 24 cases are diagnosed in Ireland every
year, the majority of which are pleural mesothelioma...Read more
Mesothelioma
Asbestos
Cancer Trends - Cancers of the Thyroid
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 00:00
A short report published today by the National Cancer Registry gives an outline of thyroid cancer
incidence, treatment, survival and mortality in Ireland. Thyroid cancer accounts for just 1% of all
invasive cancers and is more commonly diagnosed...Read more
Incidence
Mortality
Treatment
Survival
Misinterpretation of "All-Ireland Cancer Atlas, 1995-2007" with
regard to water fluoridation and cancer.
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 00:00
Some maps contained in an All-Ireland Cancer Atlas published recently by the N. Ireland Cancer
Registry and the National Cancer Registry have been used erroneously by anti-fluoridation...Read
more
Atlas
Water fluoridation
Risk
All Ireland
The 34th Annual Meeting of the International Association of
Cancer Registries (IACR)
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 00:00
Dr Roberto Zanetti, President of the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) Board,
today, (17/09/2012) formally opened the leading world cancer conference on cancer epidemiology
taking place in Cork this week. The theme of the 2012...Read more
Conference
Cancer rates in Cobh: a statement from the National Cancer
Registry
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 00:00
Recent media coverage has interpreted information from the National Cancer Registry as suggesting
a link between cancer rates in Cobh, Co. Cork and a former steel plant on Haulbowline Island, near
the town. The Registry does not believe that this...Read more
Cobh
Rates
All-Ireland Cancer Atlas shows major variation in cancer risk by
area
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 00:00
The first all-Ireland cancer atlas, published on December 9th by the National Cancer Registry and the
Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, shows major unexplained variations across the island in the risk of
most common cancers. The atlas...Read more
All Ireland
Atlas
Public Consultation on 'Your Health is Your Wealth' - A public
health policy framework for a healthier Ireland 2012-2020
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 00:00
The Minister of Health is developing a public health policy framework which aims to improve the
health of the population and reduce health inequalities by addressing the causes of preventable illhealth.
To help shape the policy, the...Read more
Public policy
Department of Health
Number of cancers diagnosed in Ireland continues to rise
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 00:00
A report published today by the National Cancer Registry (Cancer in Ireland 2011) shows that the
number of cancer cases diagnosed each year has risen by almost 50% since the mid 1990’s and
that over 90,000 people are now alive 15...Read more
Annual report
Lung cancer rates still increasing; young women most affected
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 00:00
A report published today by the National Cancer Registry (Lung cancer incidence, mortality
treatment and survival in the Republic of Ireland 1994-2008) shows that while both incidence
and mortality rates from lung cancer are...Read more
Women
Outcomes
Irish childhood cancer survivors
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 00:00
Children from deprived backgrounds have the same chance of surviving five years as
children from advantaged backgrounds.
A new analysis from Ireland’s National Cancer Registry, the Boyne Research Institute in...Read
more
Childhood
Updated cancer survival statistics
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
Updated statistics on relative survival of Irish cancer patients are now available online for an
expanded list of cancer types. National estimates are provided by diagnosis period, further
broken...Read more
Statistics
Survival
National estimates
Conference hears of increased depression among cancer patients
due to financial problems.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 00:00
The second All-Ireland Conference on Population-based Cancer Research, which will be held in
Dublin today, will hear that almost half of all cancer patients reported increased financial stress as a
result of their diagnosis. Many patients were...Read more
All Ireland
Conference
Financial
Prostate cancer cases in Ireland double in ten years, while death
rate falls.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 00:00
A report published today by the National Cancer Registry (Cancer Trends. No. 3. Recent trends in
prostate cancer) shows that the number of new cases of cancer of the prostate has increased from
1492 in 1999 to 2758 in 2009, a...Read more
Treatment
Mortality
Incidence
Latest cancer survival statistics
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 00:00
Online statistics on relative survival of Irish cancer patients during 1994-2006 are now available for a
selection of major cancers, updating figures previously published in report format for the...Read
more
Survival
National estimates
Statistics
A core national cancer dataset (CNCDS)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 00:00
The National Cancer Registry, following discussions with the National Cancer Control Programme,
has begun the process of developing a core national cancer dataset (CNCDS) which would serve a
range of purposes, including cancer registration, service planning and evaluation and would support
some aspects of clinical audit and research. This database would not preclude the development of
more specialised or more detailed datasets, but should form the core of such datasets.Read more
Data
National dataset
Data completeness
An atlas of cancer in Ireland 1994-2003
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 00:00
The National Cancer Registry will publish the first atlas of cancer in Ireland on December 1st. This
atlas provides detailed geographical information on the distribution of all the common cancers in
Ireland, over a ten year period from...Read more
Atlas
Conference on population-based cancer research in Ireland
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 00:00
The speakers at the conference on Population-Based Cancer Research have generously allowed us
to make copies of their presentations available on the website. These are for information only, and
material from these should not be used without the...Read more
Research
Conference
Dublin
Survival rates for cancer rise across Ireland
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 00:00
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
All Ireland
Study reveals full extent of cancer across Ireland
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 00:00
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
All Ireland
Survival
4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 00:00
The keynote speaker at the 4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference today will be Dr David Hill, President
of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) who will talk about reducing the burden of cancer
through behaviour change and public...Read more
Conference
All Ireland
4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 00:00
Today at the 4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference Professor David Clark from LancasterUniversity will
inform delegates about the plans and progress relating to a proposed all-Ireland Institute for Hospice
and Palliative care. The vision...Read more
All Ireland
Conference
Patterns of care and survival of cancer patients in Ireland 1994 to
2004
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 00:00
This report published today shows marked improvements in treatment and survival of Irish cancer
patients over the period 1994-2004. However, geographic disparities in treatment and survival (at
the level of HSE administrative area)...Read more
4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 00:00
Mary Harney, T.D., Minister for Health and Children today formally opened the 4th All-Ireland Cancer
Conference, which is being hosted in Dublin this year.
Speaking at the conference the Minister said: “This conference brings...Read more
Conference
All Ireland
Burden of cancer
Screening
Prevention
4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference
Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 00:00
The National Cancer Registry, Ireland in conjunction with the Ireland-Northern Ireland-National
Cancer Institute Consortium will co-host the 4th All Ireland Cancer Conference in Dublin starting on
November 30th. This multidisciplinary...Read more
Conference
All Ireland
Consulation on proposed minimum cancer dataset
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 00:00
The National Cancer Registry invites your views and recommendations on a proposed national
cancer minimum dataset, as recommended by the National Cancer Strategy. The process of
developing this dataset began with a...Read more
National dataset
Data
Cancer projections 2005 – 2035
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 00:00
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
Incidence
Projections
Survival
4th All-Ireland Cancer Conference
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 00:00
The National Cancer Registry, Ireland in conjunction with the Ireland-Northern Ireland-National
Cancer Institute Consortium will co-host the 4th All Ireland Cancer Conference at the Four Seasons
Hotel Dublin from November 30th to December 3rd...Read more
Conference
All Ireland
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