Better detection and treatments praised for reduction in breast cancer fatalities for first time in four years

The number of fatalities in Ireland linked to breast cancer has decreased for the first time in four years.

Provisional figures show, however, the numbers of people diagnosed with breast cancer diseases is on the rise.

In 2015, 694 people died of malignant neoplasms of the breast, or breast cancer, according to initial figures from the Central Statistics Office.