The incidence of cancer is 30 per cent higher in men.
There is a one-in-three chance of developing cancer by age 74.
Lung cancer accounted for one in four cancer deaths in men.
Breast cancer accounted for one in five cancer deaths in omen.
The Republic of Ireland has the highest rate of female oesophagus cancer in the EU.
Urban populations, North and South, had higher rates of cancer.
