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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

British Bangladeshi men have highest rates of lung cancer in England

An NHS staff member looks at the results of a lung scan, part of the targeted lung health check programme.
Lung cancer occurred twice as frequently in the most deprived areas compared with the least. Photograph: NHS England/PA

British Bangladeshi men have the highest rates of lung cancer in England, according to a study that reveals clear patterns in how the disease affects different communities in the country.

Disparities that go beyond smoking have been revealed by the University of Oxford researchers’ analysis of 17.5 million people’s health records and 84,000 lung cancer cases.

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