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Deaths from cancer among people under 75 years of age have fallen steadily over the past decade, according to new figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

Although cancer remained the leading cause of death in England among people aged less than 75 years, mortality fell by 14.7 per cent between 2003 and 2013. For every 100,000 people in England aged 74 years and younger, 142 died from cancer in 2013 compared to 166 in 2003