You know your body better than anyone else. You notice when a period is late, when a twinge lingers, and when something doesn't feel right. That awareness is your first warning system, and it counts for a lot with gynecological cancer. There are five types: cervical, ovarian, vulval, vaginal and womb. The Eve Appeal says around 22,050 people are diagnosed with one of them in the UK every year. Most of the symptoms turned out to have benign causes. But the NHS says that spotti