As symptoms of the six most deadly cancers are revealed, a taskforce says early diagnosis is crucial.
Judi Rhys, chief executive of Tenovus Cancer Care, said: "What we're concerned about are the extremely poor outcomes of these six cancers.
"We know far fewer people have turned up for diagnostic tests than before... symptoms for these cancers can be very vague, depending on which cancer it is... which people will put down to all sorts of things."The taskforce said typical symptoms varied, but red flags for less survivable cancers could include indigestion, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, a loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing, a persistent cough, unexplained tiredness, headaches or nausea.
"Looking back now, the weight loss must have been down to the cancer but at the time we had no idea." "It was a complete shock to us. Absolutely horrific. We had never heard of pancreatic cancer before that moment. I didn't understand how she could seem so well but have terminal cancer."Natalie Lewis said early diagnosis might have prevented her from needing brain surgery
She said early diagnosis could have prevented the need for her major surgery on the first tumour, which left her with a scar stretching from ear to ear.
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