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High-profile cancer diagnoses lead to greater awareness, charity says

Source: PA Wire

High-profile diagnoses of cancer such as the Princess of Wales’s lead to a “significant increase” in public awareness, Cancer Research UK has said.

The charity’s executive director of policy Dr Ian Walker said there was an “uplift” in traffic to its website after announcements from royal figures such as the King and Kate.

He added that high-profile diagnoses such as Kate’s on Friday evening could have “real

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