Ministers are being urged to roll out a better testing regime for one of the country’s biggest killers, with the most recent figures showing death rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more than three times higher in some of the most deprived areas of the country. More than 20,000 people a year in England die… Continue reading Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
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Princess of Wales’ diagnosis: cancers in young are rising, but so are survival rates | Cancer
Prof Andrew Beggs of Birmingham University runs a special clinic for young people with cancer and has noted, as have other experts, that more and more people under the age of 45 are being diagnosed with some form of the condition. “There are a number of reasons for this rise,” he told the Observer. “For… Continue reading Princess of Wales’ diagnosis: cancers in young are rising, but so are survival rates | Cancer