Poorer English Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Second Cancer Risk

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Breast cancer survivors are more likely to develop a second form of cancer if they live in the poorest parts of England.of nearly 600,000 people also revealed younger patients were at a higher risk of getting another cancer after having survived breast cancer.

Women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 50 were also more likely to develop a second cancer. They had a 86% greater chance of getting another form of the disease than the general female population, while those diagnosed over 50 had a 17% higher chance. They were also 58% more likely to develop endometrial cancer, twice as likely to develop cancer in the unaffected breast and 25% more likely to get ovarian cancer.

“Many cancers are caused by deprivation,” he added, “but more research is clearly needed to identify the specific factors driving the higher risks and how best to reduce these inequalities.”

 

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