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Fri 11 Nov 2008Deaths from breast and ovarian cancers above EU average
THE INCIDENCE and mortality from breast cancer and ovarian cancer in Ireland is above the EU average, according to research carried out by the Women's Health Council, which was published yesterday.
Dr Laura Wyness, senior researcher with the council, said the incidence of breast cancer in Ireland was 19 per cent above the EU average, and mortality from the disease here was also 17 per cent above the average in 25 EU states.
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