While the occurrence of a continuous cough or breathlessness doesn’t mean someone definitely has lung cancer, getting it checked could reveal the presence of another condition requiring treatment.
Furthermore, if it is lung cancer and it is caught early, the chances of long-term survival increase dramatically.
Commenting on the campaign, Health Secretary Steve Barclay wrote: “We know that the earlier you catch cancer, the better the chances of survival, and the Help Us Help You initiative is empowering people to come forward for screening – particularly for lung cancer, which is the biggest cause of death by cancer in England.
“I want to thank all those that continue to be involved in this lifesaving campaign, which aims to increase the number of cancer patients diagnosed at earlier stages from half to three-quarters by 2028.”
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