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Jump to full article: Sky News (uk), 2003-05-29
Intro: Cancer is the biggest killer in England and Wales last year, according to official new figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 26% of deaths in 2002 were from the disease.
The next biggest cause of death was coronary heart disease (19%), followed by respiratory disease (13%) and stroke (11%).
The remaining 31% of deaths were from a variety of causes, such as accidents and infectious diseases.
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