David Cullinane
Ceist:615. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer diagnoses in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 3 February 2021
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Freagraí scríofa
The National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI), in its 2020 Annual Report, estimated that 24,793 invasive cancers (excluding Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer) were diagnosed annually in Ireland between 2018-2020. However, the full accurate data for 2019 and 2020 will not be available until the NCRI has collected and verified all data.
The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) have provided data below on the number of primary breast, lung and prostate cancers diagnosed for those patients attending symptomatic breast disease clinics, rapid access lung and rapid access prostate clinics. This data is only a subset of total cancers diagnosed in the public hospitals, and it does not include activity in private hospitals.
Data collected to date is only complete to November 2020 and there is likely to be some change when the data is fully validated. The figures are based on date of first attendance.