Laboratory scientists explore prostate cancer in deprived areas
The cases of men aged over 50 were examined

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Laboratory scientists explore prostate cancer in deprived areas

23 Apr, 2010

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Laboratory scientists have revealed a link between prostate cancer treatment in men and the area in which they live in the UK.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge revealed males were 26 per cent less likely to receive radiotherapy and 52 per cent less likely to undergo radical surgery for the disease if they came from a poorer background.

According to the figures, individuals from more affluent regions benefit from close to an 80 per cent survival rate, while there is a 20 to 40 per cent increased chance of tumours being detected.

Led by Georgios Lyratzopoulos, the lab experts looked over data from 35,171 men aged 51 and over between 1995 and 2006.

They noted that the reason why affluent men in Britain more commonly receive cancer treatment is unclear and called for further investigation into the matter.

It was recently revealed that two laboratories, the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Van Andel Research Institute, are currently exploring potential cancer cures in dog saliva.

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