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A health campaign is urging people not to ignore heartburn, because it could be a sign of stomach or oesophageal cancer.
According to Public Health England, people should go to their doctor if they have persistent heartburn or difficulty swallowing food for three weeks or more.
But it said most people were not aware of the symptoms.
Stomach and oesophageal cancers are the fifth most common cancers in England.
PHE figures show that around 12,900 people in England are diagnosed with these cancers each year and approximately 10,000 people die from the diseases annually.
Yet, around 950 lives could be saved each year if survival rates for oesophago-gastric cancers matched the best in Europe, it says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30953825
According to Public Health England, people should go to their doctor if they have persistent heartburn or difficulty swallowing food for three weeks or more.
But it said most people were not aware of the symptoms.
Stomach and oesophageal cancers are the fifth most common cancers in England.
PHE figures show that around 12,900 people in England are diagnosed with these cancers each year and approximately 10,000 people die from the diseases annually.
Yet, around 950 lives could be saved each year if survival rates for oesophago-gastric cancers matched the best in Europe, it says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30953825