Deborah James legacy: huge rise in online checks for bowel cancer signs

NHS chief says James's last message to public to check your poo' is life-saving

There was a tenfold increase in people checking bowel cancer symptoms online immediately after the death of Dame Deborah James, the NHS has said.

More than 23,000 visits were paid to NHS websites for bowel cancer on Wednesday, compared with 2,000 the previous day.