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New cancer maps reveal people in the north of England and Scotland are far more likely to get certain cancers than those living in the South.
The Office for National Statistics "Cancer Atlases" for the 1990s show an obvious North-South divide for cancers.
Scots and Northerners are more prone to lung and stomach cancer, which appear to be linked to smoking and alcohol use as well as socio-economic deprivation.
Cancer prevention experts said the data showed deprived areas needed targeting
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