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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isobel Frodsham

Huge rise in searches for bowel cancer symptoms after Dame Deborah James’ death

PA Wire

The number of people checking bowel cancer symptoms on the NHS website increased tenfold after the death of Dame Deborah James, the health service said.

Latest figures from the NHS show that 23,274 visits were made to NHS webpages for bowel cancer on Wednesday, up from 2,000 the day before.

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