People across North East Lincolnshire urged not to ignore early signs and symptoms of cancer
An NHS bus is touring the country to encourage people to get checked if something doesn't feel right
People across North East Lincolnshire are being urged not to ignore early signs and symptoms of cancer.
An NHS bus is touring the country to encourage people to get checked if something doesn't feel right.
The tour starts in Grimsby at the Asda on East Marsh. It'll be there from 10am to 4pm today (27th Nov).
Cancer survivor Liz Shawhulme from Humberston will be there to tell her story - she says she managed to catch her cancer early:
"For goodness sake don't sit about just get it checked out. If you know there's something wrong then you've got to get it checked - it's your life you are talking about.
"At the time I hadn't got grandchildren - but I've got two now - look what I could have missed out on.
"I know it can be really really scary if you are worried you might have cancer. Cancer ran in my family so I thought right this could be it.
"So let's go and get it done. But I would say to anybody take charge of it - don't let it take charge of you".
The bus will be visiting as part of the NHS Help Us, Help You campaign. It'll also head to towns and cities with some of the lowest early diagnosis rates, including Grimsby, Coventry, Nottingham, Basildon and Portsmouth, from Monday 27 November to Friday 1 December.
The tour aims to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and to encourage people to contact their GP practice if they notice something in their body that doesn’t feel right, because finding cancer early makes it more treatable and can save lives.
The NHS Bus-ting cancer bus will be at the ASDA supermarket on Holles street, Grimsby, on November 27th from 10am – 4pm.
Health professionals are on hand at each stop to share further information and help people without a GP practice to sign up to their local service.