NHS cancer bus tours country as over two in five wouldn’t visit doctors about possible symptoms

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NBHC Engagement
November 25, 2023

The bus is raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and urging people to visit their family doctor if they notice something unusual. A survey found more than two in five people in the U.K. wouldn’t make a doctors’ appointment if they noticed a change they thought could be cancer. It also found a quarter would wait to see if a potential symptom gets better on its own or ignore it and hope it goes away. The bus is branded with messages to remind people that catching cancer earlier makes it more treatable.

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