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Less Educated Die of Cancer At Greater Rates | Although the number of people who die each year from cancer is decreasing over all, the difference in the cancer death rate between high school graduates and those with at least a college degree is growing, according to a new report released Friday by the American Cancer Society. The greatest gap is observed with lung cancer, where people who have not yet attained a four-year degree died at rates four to five times higher than their educated counterparts. — Sarah Bufkin