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Lower paid are 'more pessimistic about early cancer diagnosis'

Early diagnosis of cancer receives more pessimism from people who work for a lower wage than from those who are affluent, research shows.

Those in lower paid jobs are also more fearful than wealthier people to visit their doctor with a worrying symptom.

The attitudes of those from lower socio-economic backgrounds towards cancer were more fatalistic, a study funded by Cancer Research UK found. More