OVER 60 people are diagnosed with gynaecological cancer every day - the equivalent of over 22,000 cases throughout the year.

But would you be able to spot telltale symptoms of these five diseases ?

Less than half of women would act on 'red flag' symptoms of gynaecological cancer, according to recent research by The Eve Appeal.

Just 45 per cent would speak to a doctor if they noticed spotting, bleeding or bloody discharge after their periods had stopped, and only 44 per cent would do so if they bled between periods, the charity found.

But abnormal vaginal bleeding is a ‘red-flag’ symptom of three out of the five gynaecological cancers: womb, cervical and vaginal.

Together, these three cancers affect around 13,150 people in the UK every year, The Eve Appeal warned.

The survey also fo

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