Robert Dowds
Question:570. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of all cancers detected in each of the Health Service Executive regions in the past three years for which data is available. [15114/13]
View answerTuesday, 26 March 2013
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The National Cancer Registry is the statutory body with responsibility for, inter alia, the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland. The data requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below. Final data is available from 2008 – 2010. Data for 2011 is provisional. HSE region is determined on the basis of the patient's area of residence.
Number of invasive cancers diagnosed in Ireland by HSE region of patient residence, 2008-2011
|
- |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
|
HSE Region |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Dublin & Mid Leinster |
7,317 |
7,581 |
7,614 |
7,688 |
|
Dublin & North East |
5,137 |
5,344 |
5,556 |
4,819 |
|
South |
6,863 |
7,319 |
7,478 |
7,666 |
|
West |
6,366 |
6,613 |
6,957 |
7,007 |
|
Unknown |
119 |
118 |
295 |
1,378 |
|
Total |
25,802 |
26,975 |
27,900 |
28,558 |
Number of invasive cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin) diagnosed in Ireland
|
- |
Year |
Year |
Year |
Year |
|
HSE Region |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Dublin & Mid Leinster |
5,113 |
5,262 |
5,224 |
5,205 |
|
Dublin & North East |
3,564 |
3,695 |
3,826 |
3,167 |
|
South |
4,859 |
5,138 |
5,242 |
5,235 |
|
West |
4,736 |
4,847 |
4,814 |
4,874 |
|
Unknown |
76 |
71 |
232 |
1,031 |
|
Total |
18,348 |
19,013 |
19,338 |
19,512 |