A study of cancer patients in seven countries found the UK had the lowest five-year survival rate for five cancers in 2010-14

10%

20

30

40

50

60

70

Stomach

20.8%

UK

32.8%

Australia

Colon

58.9

UK

70.8

Australia

Rectum

62.1

UK

70.8

Australia

Pancreas

7.9

UK

14.6

Australia

Lung

14.7

UK

21.7%

Canada

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Stomach

20.8%

UK

32.8%

Australia

Colon

58.9

UK

70.8

Australia

Rectum

62.1

UK

70.8

Australia

Pancreas

14.6

Australia

7.9

UK

Lung

21.7%

Canada

14.7

UK

Guardian graphic. Source: Progress in cancer survival, mortality, and incidence in seven high-income countries 1995–2014, the Lancet Oncology. Note: countries studied were UK, Australia, Norway, Canada, Denmark, Ireland and New Zealand