Brits unaware of signs of lung cancer
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The research, which was carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition, investigated awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer and smoking prevalence in 21 countries.
Researchers found that across all the countries, 22% of people surveyed admitted they could not name any symptoms of the disease, which claims the lives of 1.37 million people globally every year[1].
In Britain, the survey found that;
- one in five (20%) people were current smokers and those aged 65 or...
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