Study shows chances of surviving cancer 'based on where you live'

New research shows people living in poorer areas are twice as likely to die from cancer.

Study shows chances of surviving cancer 'based on where you live'

New research shows people living in poorer areas are twice as likely to die from cancer.

A new map of cancer death rates, compiled by the Centre for Health Geo-informatics at NUI Maynooth, shows death rates in some areas - particularly some of the poorest parts of Dublin - are more than twice as high as rates in more affluent areas.

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