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Urgent cancer alert as HALF ignores 'red flag' symptoms for months

Studies show that more than half of people with cancer symptoms wait six months or more before contacting their primary care physician.

Survival rates are much higher if the disease is detected early.

However, according to a Cancer Research UK poll, only 48% of her Britons went to a family doctor within six months of experiencing "red flag" symptoms.

These include hemoptysis, unexplained weight loss, and new or abnormal lumps.

The researchers also found that poor Britons were less likely to seek help early and less likely to return to their primary care physician if their problems were not resolved.

Michelle Mitchell, CEO of Cancer Research UK, said: } Symptom.

"It is truly worrisome that there is such a large gap in access to services between the most deprived and least deprived groups in the UK.

" Cancer must remain a top priority, and with the State of Health Inequalities report and the UK's 10-year plan, the new Secretary of Health and Human Services has a huge chance to change cancer survival with a clear and strong plan. It works for everyone.”

Experts warn that timely cancer detection is key to better outcomes.

Approximately 9 out of 10 people with cancer will recover if caught early .

More common cancer symptoms include unexplained pain and tingling, weight loss, excessive night sweats, and fatigue.

However, this drops to , and he is only a tenth if the diagnosis is delayed.

Ministers promise that three-quarters of all cases will be detected early by 2028. Currently, only half are identified as Stage 1 or 2.

However, theNHS cancer clinic has run out of record referrals as medical personnel desperately try to clear the COVID-19 backlog. I'm having a hard time catching up.

In July, more than 10,000 people had waited more than three months to see a doctor at a hospital about a cancer scare.

The number of patients with suspected tumors has doubled from he 5,000 in June 2021.

Her Dame Cally Palmer, director of the National Cancer Center, said: Early diagnosis of cancer is essential to providing people with the best possible treatment, dramatically increasing their chances of survival.

“As public awareness of cancer grows, the NHS continues its 'Help Us Help You' campaign, encouraging people to come forward if they are concerned about symptoms. A documentary cancer test is being performed. Or symptoms. ''