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Wed 12 Dec 2009Cancer incidence
CANCER IS now the most common cause of death in the Republic. The incidence of the disease is expected to increase by 45 per cent between 2010 and 2020, primarily because of our ageing population. Some one in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives.
The publication yesterday of the first “Atlas of Cancer in Ireland” by the National Cancer Registry, is another step forward in helping us understand the epidemiology of cancer here. And while there is a geographic variation in the occurrence of some cancers in the Republic, the report does not identify any particular “blackspots” that might trigger regional alarm.
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