Assessing ethnic differences in age-standardised net survival of eight common cancer: an English population-based study

The study examined ethnic differences in cancer survival for eight cancer types diagnosed in England between 2010 and 2019. The research included 247,428 patients aged 40 years and older with breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, cervical, ovarian, myeloma, and oesophagogastric cancers. Survival was measured at one, three, and five years using the Pohar-Perme estimator. Black patients had higher survival rates for lung and prostate cancers at all time points and for myeloma at one year. Asian patients showed higher survival rates for lung, prostate, and oesophagogastric cancers at all time points. Ethnic minorities in England do not consistently experience worse cancer survival, with varying patterns observed by cancer type. Universal healthcare access may reduce disparities observed elsewhere.