‘Room for improvement’ on Ireland’s cancer survival rate

Prostate cancer and breast cancer are the most common cancers diagnosed in Ireland when non-melanoma skin cancers are excluded. File picure

Survival rates for 14 out of 18 cancers in Ireland compare well with Europe but there is “still room for improvement”, the National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has said.

The registry, which collates cancer rates as well as mortality and survival data, said a growing and ageing population is driving up the number of cancers being diagnosed.