Survival rates for four of the most common cancers have fallen
It shows the chances of being alive five years after diagnosis for breast, bowel, prostate or bladder tumours are worse than in 2013.Survival rates for breast, bowel, prostate or bladder tumours are worse now than they were in 2013Campaigners said the survival figures from the Office for National Statistics are “really worrying”.
It compares with 85.6 per cent for those treated between 2009 and 2013. Similar dips have been seen in chances of beating prostate and bowel cancer in the past four years. “In addition, the five-year survival rate for bladder cancer appears to be getting worse. This stall is really worrying.”
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