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Relative survival of patients diagnosed with cancers of the colorectum, lung and female breast from Yorkshire, UK and New South Wales (NSW), Australia in 1992-2000 were compared using multiple regression models to adjust for various factors. Statistically significant differences were observed for all sites, Yorkshire patients having a 47-58% higher risk of excess death than those of NSW.
Yu et al. (2004) studied this question.