Prisoners with cancer in England more likely to die of it than other patients

Exclusive: First study of its kind finds prisoners are 28% less likely to receive treatment for cancerPrisoners diagnosed with cancer are more likely than people in the general population to die of the disease, according to research.A study has calculated that compared with cancer patients in the general population, patients in English prisons are 28% less likely to receive treatment for cancer, particularly surgery to remove tumours, and have a 9% increased risk of death – half of which i