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Jane Kirby & Kirstie McCrum

NHS cancer hotline set up for people worried about health symptoms

An NHS cancer hotline has been set up for people who are worried about health symptoms they've noticed.

The service is reportedly intended for those having no luck with their GP, a health minister has told MPs.

Maria Caulfield, minister for patient safety and primary care, told the Health and Social Care Committee the NHS is piloting cancer hotlines staffed by nurse specialists as a route towards rapid diagnosis of the disease.

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