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Northern Ireland Cancer Registry

N. Ireland Cancer Registry

Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Diagnosis

During the last few weeks of March 2020 restrictions began to be put in place in Northern Ireland to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Consequently, some key cancer services, such as breast and bowel screening, were impacted, while many potential cancer patients did not come forward with symptoms due to concerns over the virus.

To evaluate the resulting impact of this on cancer diagnosis, NICR produces a monthly overview of recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. These figures are updated quarterly.  The most up-to-date reports are available below:

December 2023 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

September 2023 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

June 2023 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

March 2023 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

December 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

November 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

October 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

September 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). Click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis).  Click to download report

August 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report

July 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report

June 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis ). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 

May 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis ). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report

April 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis ). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report

March 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis ). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report

February 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin for some analysis). click to download report

January 2022 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

December 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

November 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

October 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

September 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

August 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

April 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer (excluding Altnagelvin). click to download report

March 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report

February 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report

January 2021 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report

December 2020 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report

November 2020 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report 
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report

October 2020 Update

  • Summary - Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. Click to download summary
  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report

September 2020 Update

  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer, click to download report.
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer, click to download report.
  • Recent trends in the number of patient with pathology samples summary indicating cancer, click to download summary.

August 2020 Update

  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer, click to download report.
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer, click to download report.

July 2020 Update

  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer, click to download report.
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report.

June 2020 Update

  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer, click to download report.
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report.

May 2020 Update

  • Recent trends in the number of patients with pathology samples indicating cancer. click to download report.
  • Recent trends in the number of pathology samples indicating cancer, please click to download report.