Johnny Guirke
Ceist:1876. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with lung cancer at stages 1 to 4, respectively in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [15751/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 24 March 2021
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Freagraí scríofa
The National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) estimates that approximately 2,753 people were diagnosed with lung cancer annually in Ireland between 2018-2020. However, the NCRI advises that stage data for 2018-2020 is not yet available. The most recent stage data available is for 2014 - 2017, and is as follows:
National Cancer Registry Ireland Data
The percentage of cases that could not be assigned to stage, based on the data available at the time of data-extraction, is higher for 2017 but the NCRI advise that this will reduce as they collate further information.