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