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Surviving cancer may depend on where you live in the world: Report
WEDNESDAY, January 31, 2018 (ABC News) — Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death around the world.
Now, it appears that your chance of surviving cancer is intimately tied to which country you live in.
A new study published by The Lancet Tuesday shows a tremendous amount of variability in five-year cancer survival rates between countries. Though the study shows cancer survival worldwide is increasing overall, the results shed light on the deep disparities that exist around the globe.
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