Scotland has among worst survival rates for serious cancers, taskforce warns
by Lauren Gilmour
Jan 11, 2024
3 minutes
Scotland has some of the worst survival rates for some of the most serious cancers, a taskforce has warned.
Data from the less survivable cancers taskforce (LSCT) showed that out of 33 countries of comparable wealth and income levels, Scotland ranks as low as 32nd for five-year survival for pancreatic cancer, 31st for stomach cancer and 29th for lung cancer.
Survival rates for oesophageal, brain and liver cancers are higher at 25th, 24th and 12th respectively, the taskforce said.
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