Lung cancer death rates for Irish females 34% higher than the EU average

The death rate from lung cancer for Irishwomen is 34% higher than the EU average, according to the latest report from the National Cancer Registry (NCR).

The figures in relation to women and lung cancer make for grim reading — while the incidence rate in men declined steadily between 1994 and 2012, for females it increased by over 2% per annum.

The female death rate also increased annually by 0.5%, while for men, the rate declined by almost 2% per annum.