Publish date: 21 July 2021
A new video is urging people to contact their GP practice if they spot signs of lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with around 47,000 cases diagnosed every year (accounting for 13% of all cancer cases).
Sadly, lung cancer has some of the worst survival rates, due, in part, to it often being diagnosed very late. Nearly half of cases are diagnosed when the disease has spread.
A new campaign - backed by CMCA - hopes to change this and improve survivability by encouraging people, particularly men and women over 50 who are more at risk, to spot the symptoms and urge them to contact their GP surgery to be checked out.
Watch the video on our YouTube channel to see how important this is by clicking here.