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In a blog for World Cancer Day, Pamela Smith discusses a community-based campaign to increase cancer awareness, which is being tested in the TIC-TOC study registered at the ISRCTN registry.

Almost half of people experiencing potential cancer symptoms during the first wave of the pandemic did not visit their GP, according to a study.People were reluctant to come forward even with “red

The Stay At Home messaging employed by the Government during the coronavirus crisis could have “sent a strong message to the public that cancer can wait”, an expert has warned. The comments come after a new study found that a significant number of people with potential symptoms of cancer did not seek medical help during the first six months of the pandemic. Some did not even seek care for worrying signs like coughing up blood or an unexplained lump or bump. Experts called for a concerted ...

The Stay At Home messaging employed by the Government during the coronavirus crisis could have “sent a strong message to the public that cancer can wait”, an expert has warned. The comments come after a new study found that a significant number of people with potential symptoms of cancer did not seek medical help during the first six months of the pandemic. Some did not even seek care for worrying signs like coughing up blood or an unexplained lump or bump. Experts called for a concerted ...

Half of those who suffered cancer symptoms during the first lockdown delayed getting checked amid fears of over-burdening the NHS, a study shows. The survey of 7,543 found 40 per cent had at least one potential symptom between March and August, and of these 45 per cent did not contact their GP. Potential cancer symptoms include coughing up blood, unexplained lumps and changes in appearance of a mole. The study was a collaboration between Cancer Research UK and Cardiff University, where health ...

BBC News By Rachel Schraer image copyrightGetty Images Almost half of people with potential cancer symptoms did not contact their GP during the first wave of the pandemic, a survey suggests. Symptoms left unchecked included coughing up blood, lumps and changes to the appearance of moles. NHS figures showed a fall in referrals to cancer services last spring. But this study, of almost 8,000 people, captures the fall in people contacting their GP in the first place. The team that carried out the s...