KATE BRAVERY INSPIRES TENS OF THOUSANDS

NHS & cancer helpline visits soar

- RUSSELL MYERS and MARTIN BAGOT

HEALTH bosses and charities have praised Kate for speaking about her cancer, saying it could Isave lives by encouraging others to check for symptoms.

In the 24 hours after the princess revealed she was having chemotherapy, there were 2,840 visits to the NHS page on cancer, almost five times the 600 visits in the same period the previous week.

And over the weekend, there were 100,000 visits to the Macmillan Cancer Support site.

NHS England cancer director Prof Peter Johnson said: "The Princess of Wales bravely speaking out about her diagnosis will help others do the same.

"Thanks to this, we have seen a spike in people visiting vital information on our site about signs and symptoms.