Skin cancer deaths rocket 70% since the 1970s
Melanoma incidence rates have more than doubled in the UK
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COVID-19 more severe in colder months, research suggests
Findings “paint a grim picture” for this winter, the researchers warn
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EU lockdowns saved more than 3m lives, research indicates
The research also suggests that coronavirus was more infectious than previously estimated
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COVID-19 related delays to cancer treatment could cost thousands of lives, research shows
Research shows that a delay of three months across all 94,912 patients who would have had surgery to remove their cancer over one year would lead to an additional 4,755 deaths
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A&E visits hit lowest level on record
Data show a 56.6% drop in attendances compared to a year ago
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New system for capturing COVID-19 death toll in England
The daily UK count will now show the total number of deaths for anyone with a positive test across all settings
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Rise in heart and circulatory disease deaths
The worrying rise bucks decades of progress that has seen annual deaths from heart and circulatory disease half since the 1960s.
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Dementia accounts for 12.7 percent of deaths
New data has revealed that Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia accounted for 12.7 percent of all deaths in England and Wales last year.
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‘Inappropriate’ painkiller prescribing shortened 456 lives at Gosport Hospital
More than 450 patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital lost their lives early because they were inappropriately given powerful opioid analgesics, a public inquiry has concluded.
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Researchers call for investigation into rising mortality rates
Researchers are calling for a government investigation into the “substantial increase” in mortality seen in early 2018 in England and Wales.
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Prostate cancer now third biggest cancer killer in the UK
The number of men dying from prostate cancer has overtaken the number of women dying from breast cancer for the first time, with the disease now the UK’s third biggest cancer killer.
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Data shows ‘dramatic drop’ in UK bowel cancer deaths
The number of people dying from bowel cancer in the UK has dropped more than 30 percent in the last 20 years, show new figures released by Cancer Research UK.
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