A new NHS campaign backed by Black healthcare professionals is urging people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for life saving checks.
The ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign raises awareness of symptoms of cancers in the abdominal area, urological cancers, and lung cancer and highlights that the NHS is open and ready to treat people.
Dr Seun Bakare, a GP based in North West London said, “As a community we need to talk more about cancer and not ignore symptoms until they become more serious. I urge people to contact their GP if you’ve had a cough for three weeks or more, it could be a sign of cancer therefore the symptom shouldn’t be ignored. There’s no shame in seeking help. Knowing about cancer symptoms and seeking treatment early can be the difference between life and death. Also if you see or experience any unusual changes like chest infections that keep coming back, coughing up blood, persistent breathlessness, get it checked immediately.”
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