A New Campaign to Fight Lung Cancer Gets £100,000

With aim of combating lung cancer, as much as £100,000 amount has been granted to South Lakeland.

NHS Cumbria is ready to come up with a new campaign, aiming to alert people about the early signs of lung cancer and convincing them to go for check up with their doctors.

The Department of Health has awarded the money to this noteworthy campaign, which will come into action in January. The NHS North East Cancer Network has also given £25,000 to support the campaign.

The last recorded figures of cancer deaths were revealed in 2007, according to the data, lung cancer killed 321 people in Cumbria.

Lung cancer falls into the category of most serious and common form of cancer. Coughing persistently for several weeks, chest pain, sudden weight loss and shortness of breath are some of the common symptoms of lung cancer.

Most of the people have lung cancer because of smoking as this habit is the biggest reason of developing this serious type of cancer. It has been estimated that smoking 20 cigarettes in a day results in increasing the chances of developing lung cancer by 20 times, as compared to the ones who do not smoke.

Via : topnews.co.uk