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Pictured on The Sandgate in Ayr is Dr Hugh Brown, NHS Ayrshire and Arran's Primary Care Cancer Lead as a new coughing bus shelter is launched. He is sat in the shelter getting his picture taken by a member of the press.
Residents in Ayrshire targeted by ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter
Detect Cancer Early campaign urges people with a persistent cough to see their GP
ScotlandÕs first ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter, created as part of an innovative campaign to raise awareness of a key sign of lung cancer, is making its flagship appearance in Ayrshire today (Thursday, 5 March 2014).
Residents waiting on a bus at Sandgate in the heart of Ayr town centre will hear a man coughing on and off before a woman is heard urging people to visit the doctor if they, or someone they know, has had a cough for three weeks or more.
ItÕs the first time in Scotland that a ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter has been used to relay an important health message. The message is supported by an image of a man coughing with Detect Cancer EarlyÕs strapline - ÔDonÕt get scared, get checkedÕ.
Dr Hugh Brown, NHS Ayrshire & ArranÕs Primary Care Cancer Lead, said: ÒOne reason patients are often diagnosed late is that they are unaware of the symptoms of lung cancer. The ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter is therefore a great opportunity to explain to people the potential significance of a cough, reaching them, when theyÕre least expecting it.
Pictured on The Sandgate in Ayr is Dr Hugh Brown, NHS Ayrshire and Arran's Primary Care Cancer Lead as a new coughing bus shelter is launched. He is sat in the shelter getting his picture taken by a member of the press.
Residents in Ayrshire targeted by ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter
Detect Cancer Early campaign urges people with a persistent cough to see their GP
ScotlandÕs first ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter, created as part of an innovative campaign to raise awareness of a key sign of lung cancer, is making its flagship appearance in Ayrshire today (Thursday, 5 March 2014).
Residents waiting on a bus at Sandgate in the heart of Ayr town centre will hear a man coughing on and off before a woman is heard urging people to visit the doctor if they, or someone they know, has had a cough for three weeks or more.
ItÕs the first time in Scotland that a ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter has been used to relay an important health message. The message is supported by an image of a man coughing with Detect Cancer EarlyÕs strapline - ÔDonÕt get scared, get checkedÕ.
Dr Hugh Brown, NHS Ayrshire & ArranÕs Primary Care Cancer Lead, said: ÒOne reason patients are often diagnosed late is that they are unaware of the symptoms of lung cancer. The ÔcoughingÕ bus shelter is therefore a great opportunity to explain to people the potential significance of a cough, reaching them, when theyÕre least expecting it.
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