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| | Ministers have announced plans to reform cancer services in England amid concern over survival rates in the UK. Here is how the UK compares with the rest of Europe (figures are standardised to take into account age variations). CANCER RATES AROUND EUROPEIncidence of all cancers except non-melanoma skin (per 100,000) | Country | Males | Females | | Belarus | 273.2 | 169.6 | | Bulgaria | 206.5 | 167.6 | | Czech Rep | 330.9 | 247.6 | | Hungary | 386.8 | 250.6 | | Moldova | 218.7 | 169.4 | | Poland | 301.8 | 210.3 | | Romania | 216.4 | 163.4 | | Russia | 243.2 | 160.6 | | Slovakia | 319 | 206.9 | | Ukraine | 242 | 166.7 | | Denmark | 277.2 | 285.5 | | Estonia | 298 | 208.7 | | Finland | 264.1 | 227.9 | | Iceland | 288.4 | 284.5 | | Ireland | 273.6 | 234.9 | | Latvia | 237.5 | 174.6 | | Lithuania | 261.4 | 183.8 | | Norway | 311.5 | 260.5 | | Sweden | 277.5 | 251.8 | | UK | 286.6 | 260.6 | | Albania | 227.8 | 205.4 | | Bosnia | 260.2 | 216.5 | | Croatia | 335.1 | 239 | | Greece | 234.9 | 171.1 | | Italy | 321.3 | 231.7 | | Macedonia | 256.7 | 188.6 | | Malta | 241.6 | 231.3 | | Portugal | 284.6 | 191.1 | | Slovenia | 285.9 | 220.5 | | Spain | 307.5 | 179.1 | | Serbia & Montenegro | 223 | 208.5 | | Austria | 312.9 | 238.1 | | Belgium | 347.4 | 245 | | France | 341.8 | 237.2 | | Germany | 317.7 | 248.9 | | Luxembourg | 339.2 | 254.2 | | Netherlands | 314.6 | 251.4 | | Switzerland | 329.1 | 240 | |
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