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 cancer

Prisoners 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 is due to treatment differences.