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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Kirby

Cancer research in ‘golden age’ as death rates drop – but cases are on the rise

A new analysis has revealed that cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by more than a fifth since the early 1970s, however diagnoses are also on the rise.

A report by Cancer Research UK indicates that although individuals are more likely to develop cancer compared to previous decades, they are less likely to die from it.

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