A new report by the National Cancer Registry of Ireland found the average number of new cases diagnosed each year has gone from 60 in the mid-1990s to over 270 in 2014.
The incidence rate of the disease has increased significantly since 1994 for males and females with annual average increases of 5% for women and of 6.5% for men.
Mortality rates from liver cancer have increased substantially since the late 1990s when an average of 40 deaths were recorded each year. The figure in 2013 was 306.
According to the NCRI, the mortality rate rose rapidly up to 2006 and has continued to grow at a slower pace since. The NCRI report said the high rates reflected the poor prognosis for liver cancer, with the current estimated five-year survival rate at 17%.
Source: Seán McCárthaigh,The Irish Examiner, 09/01/17
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