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Cancer Incidence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2013

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Questions (570)

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]

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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

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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

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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

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