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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

NHS hotline set up for people worried about cancer symptoms

PA Wire

Patients who are worried that they may have cancer but are having no luck with their GP can call a hotline for help, 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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