{"id":11371,"date":"2014-03-10T15:03:14","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T15:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/03\/10\/campaign-generates-an-increase-in-lung-cancer-diagnoses\/"},"modified":"2014-03-10T15:03:14","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T15:03:14","slug":"campaign-generates-an-increase-in-lung-cancer-diagnoses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/10\/campaign-generates-an-increase-in-lung-cancer-diagnoses\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign generates an increase in lung cancer diagnoses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Finding lung cancer early can save lives<\/h3>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[@font-face {\"Arial\";\n}@font-face {\"Courier New\";\n}@font-face {\"Wingdings\";\n}@font-face {\"Cambria Math\";\n}@font-face {\"Calibri\";\n}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; }span.MsoEndnoteReference { vertical-align: super; }p.MsoEndnoteText, li.MsoEndnoteText, div.MsoEndnoteText { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\"; color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; }p.Pressreleasenotestoeditorstext, li.Pressreleasenotestoeditorstext, div.Pressreleasenotestoeditorstext { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 216pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16pt; font-size: 10pt; }span.EndnoteTextChar {  }span.PlainTextChar { }.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10pt; }div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0cm; }ul { margin-bottom: 0cm; }]]><\/style>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"3\" height=\"225\" border=\"1\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/Image\/ArticleImages\/Lung-Cancer-Awareness-570x225.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>A Be Clear on Cancer campaign, aimed at increasing awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer, has been considered so successful it is being repeated.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>The Public Health England campaign first ran nationally throughout England in May \u2013 July 2012. Recent data found that around 700 extra people were diagnosed with lung cancer in these months when compared to the same period in the previous year. Approximately 400 more people were diagnosed at an early stage, and around 300 more patients had surgery, giving them the best chance of prolonged survival. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>The campaign will run until the end of April in a bid to make more people aware of the symptoms of lung cancer and encourage them to <\/span><\/font><font size=\"2\"><span>visit their GP if they have had a cough for three weeks or more \u2013 a key symptom of the disease. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"2\"><span>Professor Kevin Fenton, National Director of Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England, said: <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u201cWe know this campaign is effective in driving people with lung cancer symptoms into GP surgeries \u2013 the figures speak for themselves. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u201cWe are therefore running the campaign again to further increase awareness of the signs of lung cancer and overcome the fears preventing people presenting early to their doctors so that we can save more lives across all communities.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u201cFinding lung cancer early makes it more treatable so it\u2019s important to know the symptoms and, if you spot any, visit your doctor straight away \u2013 it could save your life.\u201d<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>Lung cancer is currently England&#8217;s biggest cancer killer, causing around 28,100 deaths each year and with around 34,900 people diagnosed annually. Those diagnosed at the earliest stage are five times more likely to survive lung cancer for at least five years than those diagnosed at a late stage<\/span><\/font><font size=\"2\">.<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\" title=\"\"><span><sup><span><span><sup><font size=\"2\"><span\/><\/font><\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>The Be Clear on Cancer lung cancer campaign is aimed at men and women over the age of 50, as they are most at risk of the disease. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"2\"><span>Dr Pallav Shah, Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Brompton Hospital, said:<\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u00a0\u201cThe results are great and suggest that hundreds of patients received potentially life-saving surgery following the first national campaign for lung cancer.<\/span><\/font><font size=\"2\"><span> We still need to continue the good work so that more lives can be saved. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u201cMany people still believe if you have lung cancer it\u2019s the end. In my experience it doesn\u2019t have to be this way. Lung cancer can be treated and you can have a good quality of life afterwards. \u00a0<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u201cBut it\u2019s important for people to be aware of the symptoms of lung cancer <\/span><\/font><font size=\"2\"><span>&#8211; if you\u2019ve been coughing for three weeks or more, have had repeated chest infections or have been coughing up blood and feeling breathless, go and see your doctor.\u201d <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"2\"><span>Kishan Devani, speaker, teacher and lecturer<\/span><\/font><\/strong><font size=\"2\"><span>has given his full support to the Be Clear on Cancer campaign. He <\/span><\/font><font size=\"2\">said:<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><span>\u201cThe NHS is doing great work in promoting the symptoms of lung cancer to our community and because it affects us we must take notice. The health messages that are being promoted will help people recognise the symptoms and take action immediately so that more lives can be saved.<\/span><\/font>         <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding lung cancer early can save lives &#13; A Be Clear on Cancer campaign, aimed at increasing awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer, has been considered so successful it is being repeated. &#13; The Public Health England campaign first ran nationally throughout England in May \u2013 July 2012. 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