India, Oct. 21 -- Women are advised to be extra cautious and pay closer attention to symptoms such as bloating or fatigue, which might otherwise be classified as everyday concerns. Some cancers affecting women may have subtle symptoms, easy to mistake for some other ailment, like gut-related issues. But why do these cancers stay unnoticed until they progress?ALSO READ: Can you breastfeed after breast cancer? IVF specialist answers questions new mothers have about milk production, cancer recurrence and more

An oncologist weighed in to add context to this doubt. Dr Niharika Garach, breast cancer surgical oncologist at SSO Cancer Hospital, shed light on why some cancers go undetected until they progress. She reasoned that several factors ar...