Cancer registry’s annual report examined variation in incidence and survival over a 10-year period
The National Cancer Registry of Ireland's annual report for 2020-2022 states that the geographic comparisons should be interpreted with “certain caveats”. Photograph: iStock
For colorectal cancer in Ireland overall, five-year net survival was 63.5 per cent for cases diagnosed during 2009-2018. Five of the six health regions had a similar survival rate, except for the midwest region, which had a survival rate of 59.4 per cent However, the report states that geographic comparisons should be interpreted with “certain caveats”. The registry said late-stage diagnosis and concurrent illness result in poorer survival, adding that the figures do not adjust for stage, comorbidities, cancer case-mix and socioeconomic indicators which vary across regions.
On average 9,800 people died each year from cancer during 2020-2022, with one in five deaths due to lung cancer. In males, the most common causes of cancer deaths after lung cancer were: cancer of the prostate, colorectal, pancreas and oesophagus.
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