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West Mids male cancer patients face postcode lottery
Express & Star 31 Mar 10
New figures show a man’s chances of dying from prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men – vary according to where he lives. The death rate in Dudley and Sandwell stands at 37.5 per cent above the national average with a rate of 33 deaths per 100,000 of the population, while figures for South Birmingham are 21 per cent below the national average rate of 24 deaths per 100,000 of the population. Wolverhampton is 8.3 per cent below the average while Walsall is 4.2 per cent below…