Prostate deaths 'a postcode lottery' ; Mortality rate five times higher in some areas [Edition 2]
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MEN in some parts of England are almost five times more likely to die from prostate cancer than those in other areas, campaigners said yesterday.
Figures also show nearly one in five parliamentary constituencies have death rates from prostate cancer that are more than 25 per cent above the England average.See the full content of this document
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Prostate deaths 'a postcode lottery' ; Mortality rate five times higher in some areas [Edition 2]
The country's 2007 average is 25 deaths per 100,000 citizens, adjusted for age.
In the worst performing constitu...See the full content of this document
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