Cancer death rate ‘three times higher’ in some poor areas

A report showing cancer death rates are up to three times higher in poorer areas will be part of the Irish Cancer Society’s (ICS) armoury to tackle social health divides.

The ICS discovered shocking health gaps within areas of Dublin and Cork in particular, with those residing in poorer areas twice as likely to die from cancer.

A map on cancer death rates, published yesterday, shows that poorer areas of Cork and Dublin, in particular, have noticeably higher rates.