![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cancer-searches-soar-after-george-alagiah-death/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Human-anatomy-icons-Male-body.jpg&description=As Britons react to the death of BBC news presenter George Alagiah, check out our guide to what to check for, the symptoms to monitor, and when to seek out your doctor After the tragic death of BBC news presenter George Alagiah from bowel cancer, the NHS reported a 243% increase in people looking at the symptoms on their site last week. NHS England's national clinical director for cancer explained that the much-loved journalist's death 'has made many of us reflect on our own health'. But while this is true, we should really already know the various cancer symptoms considering 1 in 2 people in the UK will get some form of disease in their lifetime, and the earlier it's caught the better. Beth Vincent, health information manager at Cancer Research UK, says: 'You know your body best, so it's important to get your doctor's advice if you notice anything that's not normal for you or isn't going away. "It probably won't be cancer. But if it is, spotting it at an early stage means that treatment is more likely to be successful.' While most symptoms likely have an innocuous cause, here are some of the signs of different cancers across the body that it's worth getting checked... Symptoms are not always obvious and some cancers are spotted in eye tests. Check eyes for blurring, wiggly lines, flashes, irritation, bulging or a dark patch. Signs of brain tumours can vary depending on their size and location, but people may experience symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, headaches, seizures, weakness, memory loss and changes to personality or behaviour. Some might also suffer sensory changes, meaning they lose their sense of smell, hearing or sight. Mouth cancer can affect any part of your mouth. Weight loss, lumps or white/red patches in your mouth, pain, difficulty swallowing and a hoarse throat are all signs that you could be affected. This is the most common cancer in the UK, and 80%of women who get it are under 50. Symptoms include a lump in a boob or armpit, breast thickening o){kind=link}
As Britons react to the death of BBC news presenter George Alagiah, check out our guide to what to check for, the symptoms to monitor, and when to seek out your doctor
After the tragic death of BBC news presenter George Alagiah from bowel cancer, the NHS reported a 243% increase in people looking at the symptoms on their site last week.
NHS England’s national clinical director for cancer explained that the much-loved journalist’s death “has made many of us reflect on our own health”. But while this is true, we should really already know the various cancer symptoms considering 1 in 2 people in the UK will get some form of disease in their lifetime, and the earlier it’s caught the better.
Beth Vincent, health information manager at Cancer Research UK, says: “You know your body best, so it’s important to get your doctor’s advice if you notice anything that’s not normal for you or isn’t going away.
“It probably won’t be cancer. But if it is, spotting it at an early stage means that treatment is more likely to be successful.” While most symptoms likely have an innocuous cause, here are some of the signs of different cancers across the body that it’s worth getting checked…