Cancer trends: Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer 1994-2019: National trends for cancers with population-based screening programmes in Ireland
dc.contributor.author | National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-06T11:29:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-06T11:29:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/638058 | |
dc.description | The overall burden of cancer in Ireland is increasing, primarily due to population growth and ageing, with the annual number of cases of breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer estimated to increase by 50%, 56% and 113% respectively by 2045 compared with 2015.1 2 The purpose of this report is to present the most up to date national data and trends on incidence, stage, survival and mortality for invasive breast, cervical and colorectal cancers in Ireland, providing context to the screening programmes for these cancers overall and for age-ranges currently relevant to screening.3 4 5 At present, there are three national cancer screening programmes in Ireland: BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen. These programmes aim to reduce morbidity and mortality in the population through prevention or early detection of cancer, thus improving the likelihood of better outcomes. Internationally, there is substantial evidence showing that the introduction of a screening programme results in ‘stage shift’ towards a greater proportion of early stage cases (stage I and II) among diagnosed cancers. It is also known that earlier diagnosis results in improvements in survival time at an individual level and reductions in cancer mortality rates in the longer term. In the shorter-term, changes in incidence rates may occur when a screening programme is first introduced, due to the identification of prevalent cancers at the time of screening implementation. This report aims to review the epidemiology of invasive breast, cervical and colorectal cancers in Ireland, with a specific emphasis on such expected changes. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Cancer trends No. 38 | en_US |
dc.subject | CANCER | en_US |
dc.subject | BREAST CANCER | en_US |
dc.subject | CERVICAL CANCER | en_US |
dc.subject | COLORECTAL CANCER | en_US |
dc.title | Cancer trends: Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer 1994-2019: National trends for cancers with population-based screening programmes in Ireland | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-10-06T11:29:46Z |