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Half of UK adults with a possible cancer symptom do not contact their GP within six months, despite spotting changes to their body, research suggests.A YouGov poll of 2,468 people for Cancer Research UK found that just 48% of those who had experienced a red flag symptom - including coughing up blood, unexplained weight loss and a new or unusual lump - contacted their GP within half a year.Not telling a doctor about unusual health changes or possible cancer symptoms reduces the chances of an early cancer diagnosis, leading to potentially devastating outcomes.For example, when diagnosed at stage one - the earliest stage - more than nine in 10 (92%) people will survive bowel cancer for five years or more.This is compared with one in 10 (10%) when diagnosed at stage four - the latest stage.
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