GPs are missing bowel cancer in women because they are mistaking the symptoms for gynaecological conditions

Women are being diagnosed late with bowel cancer because their symptoms are being overlooked by GPs, researchers warn.

They are much more likely to have their cancer picked up in A&E despite having made frequent trips to their doctor beforehand.

Researchers from University College London suspect that GPs are mistaking their symptoms for gynaecological conditions or irritable bowel syndrome.