Ireland ranks last for five-year survival from ovarian cancer at 36%, reveals Lancet study

Patients will receive a letter or be offered a meeting with specialist

Minister acknowledges need for resources to support growing numbers living after cancer

Failure to meet current diagnostic and treatment targets does not augur well for future additional demands

Report says rise could be contained to 50% if recent trends including screening continue

It’s worth looking at the National Cancer Control Programme as a model for improvement in other areas

Report confirms decision to centralise cancer care in eight hospitals ‘is working’

Enhanced detection and new treatments have seen survival rates jump over past 20 years

Cases to double in next 30 years as population ages, says National Cancer Registry

Executive apologises to women who did not have cancer for distress caused by letters

Ireland has 859 melanoma-related diseases per year, and hot summer will have knock-on effect

Nearly 4,000 women still waiting for callback from CervicalCheck helpline

‘Prepare reactive communications response for headline that ‘screening did not diagnose my cancer’

Outgoing head of health service says he will spend remaining time in job addressing failings

Can women have confidence in the national cervical screening programme?

Dietitians, as well as surgeons, have a vital role to play in recovery from this type of cancer

CervicalCheck head says cancer rates are higher in areas of deprivation

New generation of drugs offers improved outcomes for lung cancer patients

Some individual cancers, including melanoma and female lung cancer, continue to show worrying increases in incidence and mortality rates

The role of three general categories; genes, age and lifestyle, in the diagnosis of cancer

HPV vaccine: The case can be made on its merits

‘It’s been fairly tough but I’m getting on with life’: bladder cancer survivor tells his story

Study could lead to improved testing for most common cancer in young men in Ireland

Queen’s University research shows ‘genetic signatures’ will help identify best treatments

Urgent action needed to reverse dramatic decline in uptake

CanTeen and Helium Arts are helping teenagers enjoy activities they missed out on because of cancer

New report also shows that the number of rare childhood cancer cases is increasing

Exercise can dramatically lower your chances of suffering brain tumours and dementia

Results described as ‘monumental leap forward’ in treating the disease

Lifestyle changes linked to static rates but almost 38,000 still diagnosed every year

British Science Festival: Test seeks out by-products of disease before symptoms occur

Dramatic rise in thyroid cancer cases driven by increased diagnosis of papillary cancers

Some disadvantaged groups have death rates up to six times that of better-off people

Greater emphasis on smoking prevention and cervical cancer vaccination required

Report shows striking gap between best and worst off on lung, stomach, cervical cancers

Report shows incidence of some cancers up to 38% higher in urban areas

Figures show about one Irish woman in five stops taking Tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors within five years

Breast cancer

Cervical cancer is one of the three most common cancers affecting female gynaecological organs

Lung cancer of particular concern – as disease the leading cause of death in both sexes