Written answers

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Photo of Michelle MulherinMichelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons residing in County Mayo that have been treated for skin cancer in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33195/14]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The National Cancer Registry of Ireland, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland, advises that the total cases of skin cancer diagnosed in Mayo from 2008 - 2012 (the most recent five year time period for which complete data is available) is as follows:

Melanomanon-

Melanoma
Year of diagnosis
Females
Males
Total
Females
Males
Total
2008
11
13
24
86
136
222
2009
10
7
17
79
130
209
2010
13
13
26
137
160
297
2011
11
17
28
140
166
306
2012
15
18
33
115
171
286
Annual average
12
14
26
111
153
264

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