Breast Cancer: Health Education
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to raise awareness of the symptoms of lobular breast cancer.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
The National Health Service in England encourages everyone to check their breast regularly for firm lumps, changes or thickened areas of tissue, and to consult their general practitioner straight away if they have any concerns.
To increase knowledge of cancer symptoms, including lobular breast cancer, and address barriers to acting on them, the NHS runs Help Us Help You campaigns. These campaigns focus on recognising a range of symptoms, as well as encouraging body awareness, to help people spot symptoms across a wide range of cancers, including breast cancer, at an earlier stage.
NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including breast cancer. Further information can be found on the NHS.UK website, which is available at the following link:
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