Cancer survival rates in Ireland are amongst the lowest in Europe, according to new report cited in today's Sunday Business Post.
The study in The Lancet medical journal puts the survival rate for rectal cancer in Ireland at 56 per cent - that's 20 per cent lower than the best performing country.
Meanwhile, only 56 per cent of Irish women were alive five years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, compared to 73 per cent in Iceland.
Dr Rob O'Connor, Head of Research at the Irish Cancer Society, says although services are now improving, the system is still under huge strain:
