Grant helps Cancer Nurses
Hugh launches cancer nurse campaign
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Actor, Hugh Grant has launched a campaign to highlight nursing services available for terminally ill cancer sufferers.
The star of "Four Weddings And A Funeral" - whose mother was cared for by Marie Curie staff in the last weeks of her life - launched a new awareness campaign for the charity at the British Museum.
The 48-year-old star said: "I know from my own experience how important access to the Marie Curie Nursing Service is to patients at the end of their lives and to their families - 96 per cent of the country has access to the Marie Curie Nursing Service."
Hugh went on: "People don't need to wait to be offered a Marie Curie Nurse - you can ask your GP, your district nurse or go to the Marie Curie Cancer Care website for more information."
The actor also revealed the results of a YouGov survey which showed that nearly four out of five people did not know that a Marie Curie nurse would be available to them and half did not know how to get one.
Marie Curie is appealing for funds across the UK for supporters to back their local branch. Funding a nurse costs £,000 per year.
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