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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Damon Cronshaw

'Direct link': areas with the highest cancer rates revealed in new report

Almost 45,000 cancer cases were recorded in the Hunter in a decade, while the region had a higher cancer rate than the state and nation.

The data, to be released in an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report on Tuesday, showed rising cancer cases but a lower death rate from the disease.

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