Deaths from less common cancers on the rise

Increase in both number and proportion of rare and less common cancer deaths may be partly because of poorer treatment than for 'big four' cancers

Deaths from rare and less common cancers are continuing to rise in England, a new report has found.

Published by Cancer52, an alliance of 80 charities working to raise awareness of less common cancers, and Public Health England's National Cancer Intelligence Network, the report shows that deaths from rarer cancers are on the rise both in terms of number and proportion.