Doctor's warning over persistent coughs - 'people could die'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxDoctors fear that symptoms of lung cancer are being mistaken for Covid-19, and that people could die as a consequence.Lung specialists and GPs say cancer referrals dramatically fell across Greater Manchester during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.But unlike other forms of the disease, lung cancer referrals still haven't returned to normal levels.It's become a major area of concern for experts, namely because lung cancer remains the biggest single cause of premature death in our region.They believe the drop-off in referrals is linked to people mistaking lung cancer symptoms - coughs and breathing difficulties - for the virus.There are also worries that people are not contacting their GP for fear of.
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