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January 2020

New data reveals true extent of inequity in survival of cancer

Friday 31 January 2020

A new study, published in PLOS One today, has revealed that socio-economically disadvantaged people have lower cancer survival than more advantaged people, despite overall improvements in cancer survival due to earlier diagnosis and better treatment.

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