Written Answers Nos. 964-967
964. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rates for those diagnosed in public hospitals, private hospitals and designated cancer centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71782/25]
View answerThe National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has a statutory obligation to collate information in relation to national cancer incidence across all tumour types. This information will typically only be made available 2 to 3 years after the year of incidence, in keeping with international standards.
In answer to the Deputy's queries, a graph is set out at the link below outlining the five-year survival rates for breast cancer for patients diagnosed in public hospitals, private hospitals and designated cancer centres for the period 2018-2022 which has been provided by the NCRI.
The Government is committed to improving cancer care, ensuring better prevention, maintaining improvements in cancer survival rates, and timely access to treatments.
965. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of Ireland's five-year survival rate for breast cancer; and if her Department holds data on the way in which this compares with Britain and other European standards. [71783/25]
View answerThe National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has a statutory obligation to collate information in relation to national cancer incidence across all tumour types. This information will typically only be made available 2 to 3 years after the year of incidence, in keeping with international standards.
In answer to the Deputy's queries, a graph is set out in the link below outlining the age-standardised five-year net survival for breast cancer in Ireland for the period 2018-2022 which has been provided by the NCRI along with information on the most recent and comparable figures available in Europe.
The Government is committed to improving cancer care, ensuring better prevention, maintaining improvements in cancer survival rates, and timely access to treatments.
966. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rate for breast cancer in each county in the State; if a breakdown on survival rates is available across various social classes and incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71784/25]
View answerThe National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has a statutory obligation to collate information in relation to national cancer incidence across all tumour types. This information will typically only be made available 2 to 3 years after the year of incidence, in keeping with international standards.
In response to the Deputy's queries, the graphs at the link below outline the five-year net survival for the period 2018-2022 by county, and by electoral division (ED) level deprivation quintile, as provided by the NCRI.
The Government is committed to improving cancer care, ensuring better prevention, maintaining improvements in cancer survival rates, and timely access to treatments.
967. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been diagnosed with cancer in each county in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [71785/25]
View answerThe National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has a statutory obligation to collate information in relation to national cancer incidence across all tumour types. This information will typically only be made available 2 to 3 years after the year of incidence, in keeping with international standards.
In response to the Deputy's queries, the table at the following link outlines the number of people diagnosed with cancer in each county in the State from 2013 to 2022, the most recent 10-year period for which complete incidence data is available, as provided by the NCRI.
The Government is committed to improving cancer care, ensuring better prevention, maintaining improvements in cancer survival rates, and timely access to treatments.
