Geographic patterns of cancer survival, England: 2015

Main points include: Survival at 1 year and 5 years after diagnosis improved for the 8 cancers examined in this report (colon, breast, cervix,prostate, oesophagus, stomach, bladder, lung) among adults diagnosed in England between 2003 and 2010. Differences in net survival between the 4 NHS Regions are generally small, of the order 1% to 3%. Survival improved slightly but consistently in all 4 regions for 7 of the 8 cancers.
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