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THE MID-WEST HAS the lowest survival rate compared to the national average, according to a new study
It’s lower for four common cancers compared to five other health regions across a five-year period. The largest disparity was found with survival rates for colorectal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer, while outcomes were also worse for prostate cancer.
The mid-west has long been highlighted by local campaigners over concerns over resources for the region, where University Hospital Limerick is the focal point for healthcare.
These findings are presented in the annual report of the National Cancer Registry.
They are based on an calculation that observes survival of cancer patients scaled against survival in the general cancer-free population of the same age, sex and calendar period.
The study looked at six health regions, which the HSE is transitioning towards adopting for next year. These are:
Dublin and Northeast, Dublin and Midlands, Dublin and South East, Mid West, South West and finally West and North West.
The survival rate for colorectal cancer in the mid-west was 59.4 percent. This was 4.1 percent lower than the national survival rate of 63.5 percent.
The report also noted that the other five health regions had a “similar survival rate”, with the mid-west the outlier.
For lung cancer, the 5-year net survival was 20.8% for cases diagnosed during 2009-2018 in Ireland.
However, that number drops again for the mid-west region which has a survival rate of 16.1 percent for lung cancer patients.
For female breast cancer in Ireland overall, the net survival rate was 85 percent – but it falls back by five percent for the mid-west (80 percent).
The other common cancer examined – prostate cancer – showed nine-in-ten patients survived across the nine-year period used in the study.
The national figure was 92.5% but this dropped slightly for the Dublin and north-east region (90.6 percent) and the mid-west (90.4).
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Wonder how much was spent on the auld coffee and scone… That be another great useless fact to know.
The stress levels are probably high in the dail as our bunch of overpaid, incompetent, sub standard politicians are attempting to do jobs way over their heads and which they are totally unfit for.
If only the EU cared enough to fix our homeless crisis and health crisis as well, then our waste of space politicians could just sit back, relax and collect their unjustifiable various wide ranging financial payments.
@Adrian: the EU or our government could – ban smoking – immediate jail for a month for any one caught smoking. Selling or smuggling cigarettes one year jail. Limit everyone to 1 pint or 1 glass of wine per week. Ban sweets chcolates, cakes. Ban cars in city centres. Everyone must walk 10km per week, cycle 50km. Monthly check ups to prove their weight fitness, blood pressure and cholesterol is at recommend es levels or face fines or lose their TV, WiFi or car until they are healthy
@David Kelly: Wow, not at all fascist, eh?
@Adrian: When are you running for a seat Adrian? You seem to have it all sussed out.
Slow news day ZZZZZzzzzz
However much was spent in the dail bar, they probably puts indirect expense claims in for all this. I’d imagine when the ministers of state went to pascal a few weeks back about their hotel costs, he probably said, i can’t give you hotel expenses but if you claim it under say admin…. Dail bar pints are probably included in their food and drinks expense claims. Cigarettes maybe in the entertainment expense claims.
@Adrian: probably, imagine, probably, probably.
Great research.
@Chin Feeyin: ok. Its guaranteed they do it.
@Chin Feeyin: and its good that you agree. Thanks!
@Adrian: probably not.
@Adrian: paranoid much!!
Another ‘cash for ash’ scandal.
Which probably equates only to 10 people buying their smokes there while in work, as a smoker I probably go through 300 packs a year. Not really a news worthy story….
I always buy my cigarettes from my local TD. They’re so much cheaper.
Probably the only ones that can afford
them now
I wanna know how many packets of bacon fries they go through in a year.
Not surprised a lot of smoke and mirrors in Lenister House.
@JesusMoreBullshit: Don’t forget the smoke and daggers…
Close the bloody thing down
@Jamie: the entire dail or just the bar ? id go for the former myself !
Saw that old movie Gremlins over the weekend, no idea why the bar scene came to mind when I was reading this article, no idea.
Is there a condom machine in the Dáil bar?
This may be perceived as toxic4.4/10
@Micheal McGee: Too late for the residential inbreds that infest the Dáil.
And these are the very people that tell the people that pay their wages not to smoke or drink because of the f***** up health system …
You couldn’t make it up.
Sweet Jesus… After all their swaning around the world. You would think duty free would be the order of the day.. .
The big point to consider is not the amount of cigarettes they smoke but rather the number of TDs in the Dail (and Senators in the Seanad). I’m sure you all realise it is the highest per capita representation in the EU. It would fit Mr Murray and his fellow journo travellers better to highlight this fact and see if the number could be reduced.
I hope they choke on them
Problem solved!
Curupt shower of horses who couldn’t run a bath bunch of ankers
Shit news…Work it out. Its under 10 packets a week. Not a big deal considering the amount of people in the dail..
Wtf dose the dail have a bar in the first place
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