Affluent communities have higher cancer survival rate, new figures show

New figures show a major difference in cancer survival rates between people from Ireland's richest and poorest communities.

Affluent communities have higher cancer survival rate, new figures show

New figures show a major difference in cancer survival rates between people from Ireland's richest and poorest communities.

The Irish Cancer Society has said poor access to healthcare is a major contributing factor for people in deprived areas.

The organisation is calling for better GP care as a first step towards tackling the issue.

Kathleen O'Meara of the Irish Cancer Society has said the figures are stark: “This confirms a trend which we are already aware of,

“But what this show is that in Ireland, the five year survival rate, for people in the least deprived communities, is in general 64% compared to 55% for those in the most deprived areas.”

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