Cancer cases on the rise, says group

EVERY half an hour someone somewhere in Ireland is diagnosed with cancer.

Cancer cases on the rise, says group
Tue, 11 Feb, 2003 - 00:00
Evelyn Ring

And the number of cases is set to rise over the next decade largely due to increasing longevity and the use of tobacco.

Currently, about 21,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed every year in Ireland.

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