Cancer survival rates on the increase, report finds

CANCER survival rates are increasing despite the rise in the number of cases being diagnosed, an all-Ireland report published today reveals.

Improvements in survival rates for breast, colorectal and prostate cancer were recorded over the last decade and survival rates are not falling for any cancer.

It is the third joint report compiled by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry and the National Cancer Registry of Ireland and covers the period 1994 to 2004.