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Daniel Keane

Over half of UK adults unable to name single blood cancer symptom - poll

File photo dated of a doctor checking a patient’s blood pressure

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More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer despite it being the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, according to a new study.

The YouGov poll, conducted for Blood Cancer UK, found that 55 per cent of Britons were not aware of any common signs of the disease, which claims the lives of around 16,000 people every year.

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