Breast cancer warning to older women
Posted: 13 Jul 2015, 08:27Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey.
Fewer than half of the women over 70 who were questioned could name a symptom, apart from a lump.
The government health agency, Public Health England, which organised the survey, said that older women were also more likely to delay going to their GP.
About one in three women diagnosed with breast cancer each year are aged 70 or over.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33480866
Fewer than half of the women over 70 who were questioned could name a symptom, apart from a lump.
The government health agency, Public Health England, which organised the survey, said that older women were also more likely to delay going to their GP.
About one in three women diagnosed with breast cancer each year are aged 70 or over.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33480866