Stomach cancers kill 690 each year

MORE people die from oesophageal and stomach cancer than from breast cancer each year, yet few people are aware of the disease or its symptoms, a survey has revealed.

It has found that less than 50% of the Irish population have heard of oesophageal cancer while only 12% were able to identify the main symptoms of the disease.

Every year, around 690 people die of cancer of the oesophagus and stomach and 630 people die of breast cancer.