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New Cancer Dashboard for Ireland highlights urgent priorities for next National Cancer Strategy

Presented at the All-Island Cancer Summit, the Cancer Dashboard for Ireland report outlines growing pressures on Ireland’s cancer system and identifies key priorities for the next National Cancer Strategy.

By Chantal Thurlby-Alexander May 19, 2026 6 min read

A new Cancer Dashboard for Ireland report highlights workforce shortages, delayed access to cancer medicines and diagnostic capacity challenges ahead of Ireland’s next National Cancer Strategy.

New report highlights priorities for the next National Cancer Strategy amid growing pressure on Ireland’s cancer system

Dublin, May 19th: The Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE) are today presenting the Cancer Dashboard for Ireland, a report commissioned and funded by MSD, offering an evidence-based picture of how cancer care in Ireland is performing and where further progress is needed. The report shows Ireland must act decisively to strengthen cancer prevention, early detection, diagnostics, workforce capacity and research integration if it is to build on recent improvements in survival rates and meet growing demand.