Cork has highest bowel cancer rate in the country

Cork has the highest incidence of bowel cancer in the country. The Irish Cancer Society is urging people in Cork and other bowel cancer hotspots to make lifestyle changes to reduce the disease risk.

According to data from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland, Cork has an incidence rate of 57.9 per 100,000 per year.

Other hotspots are Leitrim, with a rate of 56.39; Louth, with 54.97, Dublin North, with 54.49; and Westmeath, with a rate of 54.23.