Cancer death rates are almost 60% higher for people living in the most deprived areas of the UK, according to new analysis from Cancer Research UK.
The proportion of people who smoke cigarettes - the single biggest risk factor of lung cancer - in deprived areas is 22%, compared with just 6% in better-off areas, according to the analysis.
There is also less uptake for screenings in poorer locations, according to Cancer Research UK - evidenced in part by bowel programmes.
The research shows that around 28,400 cancer deaths each year are linked with deprivation - and almost half (47%) are due to lung cancer.
"To tackle cancer inequalities, our health services need to work together with communities themselves - to prevent the causes of cancer and spot the disease earlier.
