Aug 07, 2015 11:35 AM EDT By Rashmi Kalia, UniversityHerald Reporter

A study has revealed that England is the worst country in Western world for cancer patients' survival, as reported by Mirror.

According to the new study, which was published in the British Journal of Cancer, the chance of surviving cancer in England was twelve percent lower than it was for patients in other Western countries that were equipped with similar health systems.

The researchers compared four million patients in six countries over a period of fifteen years to ascertain the efficacy of the treatment in each country. The cancer patients studied by the researchers included patients who had survived cancer of the stomach, colon, rectal, lung, breast and cancer in the years between 1995 and 2009.

The countries studied were England, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

The study revealed that thousands of cancer patients die in England because they receive poor care.

Sara Hiom, of Cancer Research UK, told Mirror: "Not only is England struggling internationally, there's also too much variation across the country."

As per the results of the research conducted, it was revealed that five to twelve percent fewer of the cancer survivors in England stayed alive for at least five years than in Australia, Canada, Norway or Sweden. 

Lead researcher Dr Sarah Walters, of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, told Mirror: "The way England's cancer survival has improved shows promise, but it's vital more is done to close the gap."

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