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Many UK cancer deaths 'premature'

Up to 15,000 people aged over 75 may be dying unnecessarily from cancer each year in the UK, according to research. Lead researcher Dr Tony Moran, of the North West Cancer Intelligence Service, discusses whether lives can be prolonged if UK cancer survival rates matched the best in Europe and the US.

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