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Lung cancer cases could be mistaken for Covid, charities warn – The Guardian
Similarity of symptoms and worries about seeking attention may delay diagnoses
When Helen began coughing up phlegm in January she thought she just had a chest infection. She was given antibiotics in February and it was only when the cough returned in March and she fell seriously ill, that the 46-year-old from Rugby, and her husband, became concerned. We thought then I had either got the chest infection back or Covid, she said.
She was prescribed more antibiotics, but was recommended to avoid attending hospital for an X-ray because of the pandemic. It was really horrific. …
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