- Cancer death rates in the UK have reached a historic low, falling by 11 per cent in the last decade, according to data from Cancer Research UK.
- This represents a 29 per cent drop from the peak in 1989, with significant reductions seen in ovarian, stomach, lung, breast, and cervical cancers.
- The decline is attributed to scientific breakthroughs, vaccines, improved treatments, smoking bans, and nationwide screening programmes, such as the NHS cervical screening and HPV vaccination.
- However, death rates for some cancers, including gallbladder, eye, liver, and kidney cancer, have increased over the same period.
- Despite the falling rates, the overall number of people dying from cancer continues to rise due to an ageing and growing population, prompting calls for government support for clinical trials and research.
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