NCI/All-Ireland Consortium Announces First Cancer Statistics Report

National Cancer Institute
Tuesday, 8 May 2001

The Ireland-Northern Ireland-NCI (National Cancer Institute) Cancer Consortium has announced publication of the first report on cancer statistics for the island of Ireland, a collaborative effort that marks another milestone for the 2-year-old consortium. The report represents the first-time coordination of cancer statistics for the island's entire population from the cancer registries of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

NCI helped initiate and has been actively involved in the consortium, established in 1999 to enhance cancer research and quality of care on the island of Ireland. In addition to the all-Ireland statistics report, the consortium has instituted scholar exchange and training programs and collaborative projects on information technology and clinical trials.

More information, including the new statistics report, is available on the consortium's Web site at http://www.allirelandnci.org

For more information, or to contact National Cancer Institute, see their website at: www.cancer.gov