Meanwhile, mission specialist Charlie Camarda and pilot Jim Kelly have been continuing to inspect the shuttle for damage sustained during the climb to orbit, using the shuttle's 15m-long boom to photograph and scan Discovery's port wing.

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Bartley will have a scan to determine how long he must spend out of action, but it could be as much as six weeks.

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Founder Ali Stunt said that 80% of patients in Britain are not eligible for surgery at diagnosis because GPs do not recognise the symptoms, and it takes too long for patients to have a scan.

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