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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 30 Nov 1999

Vol. 511 No. 6

Written Answers. - Cancer Incidence.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

277 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of breast cancers among men in each of the years 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. [25005/99]

Information on the incidence of cancer is collected by the National Cancer Registry. The first year for which national information is available is 1994. The registry recently published their third national report which refers to 1996. The number of new cases of breast cancer among men for the years 1994, 1995 and 1996 are 13, eight and 19 respectively.

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