Results from a major study show that Britain and Ireland have below-average survival rates for nine out of 10 common cancers.
Cancer patients in Britain and Ireland are far less likely to
survive the disease than people in most other European countries, according to
new research.
The prospects for women with ovarian cancer were particularly bleak, with five-year survival rates lower even than those in relatively poor countries in Eastern Europe.
One cancer charity called the results "depressing" and the NHS has conceded there is much more work to do.
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