Johnny Guirke
Question:715. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer by HSE region each month since January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17083/20]
View answerTuesday, 21 July 2020
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The National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) is responsible for collecting data on the incidence of cancers. While the NCRI produces reports on the incidence of cancer by HSE region, this operates a number of years in arrears as diagnoses need to be validated to assure completeness and accuracy. The most recent complete figures show a total of 21,459 cancer cases diagnosed in 2015.
The NCRI Annual Report (2019) estimates that, on average, 23,890 cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) are diagnosed in Ireland each year. This number is expected to increase in the coming years due to our increasing and ageing population.