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Level of cancer survival in UK is lower than other countries

Survival of seven cancers is generally improving in the UK, but the overall level and pace of improvement is lower than for other countries, according to new study from The Lancet Oncology.

  Survival of seven cancers is generally improving in the UK, but the overall level and pace of improvement is lower than for other countries, according to new study from The Lancet Oncology. An observational study including 3.9 million cancer cases in seven high-income countries between 1995-2014, found that from 1995-2014, one- and five-year survival of seven cancers (oesophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, and ovary) improved in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK For the latest period (2010-14), cancer-specific survival was generally higher in Australia, Canada, and Norway than in New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, and the UK.

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