Emergency presentation

Chart of annual average cancer cases

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

Ongoing and projected further increases in cancer cases reflecting population growth and ageing: latest report from the National Cancer Registry
Annual Report 2018
Based on the latest available information, it was estimated that 33,460 invasive cancers , or 22,640 cancers excluding the generally non-fatal non-melanoma cancers of skin, were diagnosed annually during 2016-2018 (or 41,080 cancers or other...Read more

14% of cancers diagnosed in Ireland between 2010 and 2015 were emergency presentations through hospitals, and the majority of these were at a late stageRead more

Patients over 65 and those from the poorest communities are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed as an emergency
Patterns of Emergency cover

A new research report funded by the Irish Cancer Society and carried out by the Registry is being launched today. The research found that:

About 3,000 of the 22,000 invasive cancers diagnosed each year are diagnosed as emergencies (excluding...Read more
More people are surviving after cancer diagnosis: latest report from the National Cancer Registry
Cover of the 2017 Annual Report

The latest annual report from the National Cancer Registry indicates that, although rates of cancer (taking account of age and population size) appear to have stabilised or even fallen recently, numbers of cancers diagnosed continue to rise...Read more

A new NCRI-led study finds that private health insurance influences treatment and survival in non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL).Read more

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