Socio-economic patterns found in UK & Ireland cancer map

According to the Office of National Statistics’ cancer atlas of UK and Ireland, there was generally higher average incidence of death rates for cancer of the lung, larynx, lip, mouth and pharynx across the north of England and central Scotland between 1990 and 1999. More specifically, the ONS suggests areas which are generally recognised between 1990 and 1999 to be regions with serious socio-economic deprivation have higher incidences of lung cancer, in areas such as certain parts of London, Birmingham, Northern Ireland and Ireland and “formerly highly industrialised parts of Northern En...