Cancer death rates 60% higher in deprived areas, UK research finds

Lung cancer death rates are almost three times higher in the most deprived areas of the UK. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Cancer death rates are 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK compared with those in more affluent areas, according to new analysis.

There are 28,400 extra cancer deaths across the UK each year due to deprivation, the equivalent of 78 additional deaths every day, Cancer Research UK found.