Cancer survival rates rise sharply since ’90s but men still at higher risk than women

Five-year survival rates in Ireland for those diagnosed with aggressive cancers have risen sharply since the mid-90s — but men are still far more likely than women to get cancer and to die of it, a study shows.

The annual report of the National Cancer Registry reveals that survival rates have risen to 63% for men compared to 60% for women, up from 39% in men and 46% in women diagnosed during 1994-1999.