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UK worse for ovarian cancer

Women are less likely to survive ovarian cancer in the UK than in other comparable countries, researchers have said.

Differences in treatment for advanced ovarian cancer – which has low survival rates in the UK – could explain why the UK lags behind other countries, according to a study.

While the UK has a similar proportion of women diagnosed with the disease as in Australia, Canada, Denmark and Norway, low survival rates for UK patients with more advanced ovarian cancer could be attributable to differences in access to treatment or quality of care, the authors said.

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