Gerry Hanna, Marie Curie Chair of Clinical Oncology at Trinity College Dublin, Member of the Board of Directors at the Irish Cancer Society, shared on LinkedIn:
“The National Cancer Registry Ireland have publihsed their 2026 report.
Some good news in that there has been a 33% increase in 5-year cancer survival as compared to 20 years ago.
Some confronting statistics:
- 1 in 2 will develop cancer invasive cancer in our lifetime
- 10,258 deaths per year from cancer (29% of all deaths)
- 20% of cancer deaths are caused by lung cancer
Much progress has been made, but so much more is needed.
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