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01/11/2006
Minister launches Lung Cancer awareness month
Health Minister Rosie Winterton has launched Lung Cancer Awareness month at the Royal Mail's South London Mail Centre.
Ms Winterton launched the month at the opening of a special bus, which will tour Royal Mail sites and give information to their workforce on a range of health issues, including lung cancer.
The minister met representatives from Royal Mail, the voluntary sector and health professionals and also heard first hand the experiences of lung cancer patients. She said: "Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK but people don't realise that if it is caught early enough it doesn't have to be a death sentence. This is why Lung Cancer Awareness Month is so important. Working in partnership with the voluntary sector, we must ensure that people are aware of the symptoms and know to seek professional help at the earliest opportunity."
Nearly 38,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year and survival rates are vastly improved if the condition is caught early. Symptoms include:
(KMcA)
Ms Winterton launched the month at the opening of a special bus, which will tour Royal Mail sites and give information to their workforce on a range of health issues, including lung cancer.
The minister met representatives from Royal Mail, the voluntary sector and health professionals and also heard first hand the experiences of lung cancer patients. She said: "Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK but people don't realise that if it is caught early enough it doesn't have to be a death sentence. This is why Lung Cancer Awareness Month is so important. Working in partnership with the voluntary sector, we must ensure that people are aware of the symptoms and know to seek professional help at the earliest opportunity."
Nearly 38,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year and survival rates are vastly improved if the condition is caught early. Symptoms include:
- a cough that doesn't go away after two or three weeks
- worsening of a long-standing cough or coughing up blood
- persistent chest infections, breathlessness or tiredness
- persistent weight loss and chest or shoulder pain
- more spit or phelgm, especially with blood in it
- losing your voice but no sore throat
- swelling in your face or neck.
(KMcA)
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