The Midwest of Ireland has the lowest five-year survival rate for some of the most common cancers compared to the other health regions around the country.
That is according to the National Cancer Registry of Ireland’s annual report for 2020-2022, which also examined variation in cancer incidence and survival across new health regions over a 10-year period.
It is highlighting a postcode divide with different survival rates from certain cancers.
People diagnosed with bowel, lung, and breast cancer between 2009 and 2018 had lower survival rates in the Midwest compared to the national average.
To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tulla based oncology nurse, and ovarian cancer survivor, Anne Murphy and Sean Lally, who spoke about his bowel cancer diagnosis.
You can listen to the full interview below
