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" The government has launched a new campaign designed to make people aware of the signs and symptoms of lung cancer. Adverts fronted by real-life GPs will appear on the TV and radio and in print and online format, urging anyone who has had a cough for more than three weeks to visit their family doctor. This is because a persistent cough could be a sign of lung cancer, the second most common form of cancer in England. The disease tends to affect smokers, but approximately one in eight lung cancer patients have never smoked. Aside from a persistent cough, other symptoms of lung cancer include repeated chest infections; coughing up blood; breathlessness or fatigue; unexplained weight loss; and an ongoing ache or pain in the chest or shoulder. England&amp;#039;s cancer tsar, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said: &amp;#039;It is vital that cancer patients get treated quickly so they have the best chance of surviving.&amp;#039; The campaign is supported by a number of household names including Ricky Gervais, whose mother died from the disease. He said: &amp;#039;My mother&amp;#039;s death was very sudden and you can&amp;#039;t help wondering if things would have been different had it been spotted earlier.&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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