A study has revealed that one in four cancer patients displaying the early signs of the disease are wrongly diagnosed by their GP. The study, published by the Rarer Cancers Foundation, found that patients often have to make a number of visits to the doctor before they are properly diagnosed. This builds on previous studies that have found that nearly a quarter of all cancers in England are detected only when patients are admitted to hospital and may help to explain why Britain has one of the lowest cancer survival rates in Europe. If cancer is not diagnosed in the early stages it is often too late for successful treatment by the time that it is discovered. The Rarer Cancers Foundation offers advice and information to individuals with rare and less common forms of cancer.
Gynaecological Cancer Expert - Miss Adeola Olaitan, University College Hospital, London
