Quicker detection of lung, breast and bowel cancer 'could save the NHS £44 million a year in treatment costs' : dailymail

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Quicker detection of lung, breast and bowel cancer 'could save the NHS £44 million a year in treatment costs'

Quicker detection of lung, breast and bowel cancer 'could save the NHS £44 million a year in treatment costs'

Diagnosing cancers early would prevent the need for expensive treatmentThe NHS could save £44 million a year if four cancers were diagnosed quicker, experts claim.Faster detection of lung, breast, bowel and gynaecological cancers would prevent the need for many expensive treatments.The importance of an early diagnosis - not only on NHS finances but on people's well-being - was made clear at the launch of a new multi-million pound prevention and early detection research initiative in Manchester.The project will be led by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Europe's biggest single-site cancer centre with more than 550 active trials.


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The 11 'red flag' symptoms that mean YOU could have bowel cancer

The 11 'red flag' symptoms that mean YOU could have bowel cancer

From bloating to constipation and blood in your stools, we reveal the symptoms of the fourth most common cancer in the UK - and knowing them could save your lifeHOW MANY DO YOU KNOW?It can be unpleasant, it involves the bowels – typically a part of the body we dismiss and certainly NOT something we talk about.But, the reality is you must listen to your insides, for being in tune with your intestines could save your life.Getty Images 4 Bowel cancer is the fourth most common form of the disease in the UK, yet many of the key signs and symptoms are similar to those of far less serious illnessesBloating, constipation and being sick are fairly routine health complaints.


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GPs repeatedly missing 'red flag' signs of bowel cancer

GPs repeatedly missing 'red flag' signs of bowel cancer

GPs are repeatedly missing "red flag" signs of bowel cancer, with one fifth of cases diagnosed in A&E found to have had alarm bell symptoms in the previous year, a study shows.The UK research found that on average, patients who were not diagnosed until their case became an emergency had visited their GP five times in the 12 months previously.Experts said patients were being left with worse survival chances because multiple opportunities were being missed to identify the disease early.