Association of European Cancer Leagues/LinkedIn
Feb 26, 2025, 09:22
Cancer death rates are nearly 60% higher in the UK’s most deprived areas – Association of European Cancer Leagues
Association of European Cancer Leagues shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Cancer death rates are nearly 60% higher in the UK’s most deprived areas, a new analysis from our member Cancer Research UK (CRUK) shows.
Cancer affects everyone, but the burden of cancer isn’t distributed evenly across the population. Health inequalities are causing unfair differences in cancer outcomes.
The report reveals that:
- Cancer death rates are nearly 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK compared with the least deprived – that’s 28,400 deaths each year linked to socioeconomic inequality.
- This equates to around 78 deaths each day – more than 3 in 20 of all deaths from cancer.
- Around a tenth of all cancer diagnoses in the UK are linked to deprivation. Many of these are caused by preventable risk factors such as smoking and obesity.
Cancer inequalities remain a huge issue across Europe. Together with our members, we call on all policymakers to take urgent action. It’s time to close these gaps and deliver on the unfinished commitments in the fight against cancer!
Read the full report.”
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