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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Saman Javed

Bowel cancer symptom searches rise by 1,000% following Deborah James’ death

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More people are coming forward to check the symptoms of bowel cancer on the NHS website following the death of Dame Deborah James, the health service has said.

According to the NHS, more than 23,000 people visited its webpages for bowel cancer on Wednesday, up from 2,000 the day before.

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