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" A persistent cough could be a sign of lung cancer and should not be ignored, according to a new campaign aimed at raising awareness of the symptoms of the disease. The &amp;#039;Be Clear on Cancer&amp;#039; campaign encourages people to visit their GP if they have had a cough for three weeks or more, rather than hoping it will go away on its own. Catching and treating lung cancer early is vital for improving a person&amp;#039;s chances of survival, yet just 15 per cent of cases are currently diagnosed at the earliest possible stage. Professor Kevin Fenton, director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England, said: &amp;#039;Only by increasing awareness of potential symptoms and encouraging people to visit their doctor sooner rather than later will we see the number of early diagnoses, and people surviving the disease, start to rise.&amp;#039; Research conducted for the campaign found that 73 per cent of people had no idea lung cancer was the country&amp;#039;s biggest cause of cancer death. Meanwhile, two-fifths of respondents were unaware that a persistent cough could be a sign of lung cancer. Find out more about the &amp;#039;Be Clear on Cancer&amp;#039; campaign "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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