Cancer survivors say their concerns were dismissed

Ms Ross said she "couldn't sleep" and had to go to A&E.

She said it had taken five months and four doctors before she was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer.

Ms Ross said she underwent six rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and radiotherapy.

Although she is now cancer-free, she said she felt "betrayed" by some of the medical professionals she dealt with.

"I feel angry, that's the main reason why I want to get my story out there," she said.

"You know your body, so push your doctors if you feel there's something wrong.

"If they don't listen, look for someone else because that's what I had to do. I wish I had done it sooner."

Victoria Riley-Sanford was diagnosed with breast cancer this year.

The 31-year-old said she found a little lump in her breast and went to see a doctor.

"The doctor couldn't feel the lump and told me it was hormonal," she said.

Ms Riley-Sanford said medical staff still dismissed her concerns during an scan until she "kicked a tantrum" and was "in tears".

She said two weeks later she was told she had breast cancer, and underwent a single mastectomy.

"I feel relieved I have had the surgery. It's life changing," she said.

She added she was "disappointed" it had taken five months for her concerns to be heard.

According to Breast Cancer UK, about 56,000 women and men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.

Symptoms include lumps in chest, breast or armpit, changes in the shape of breast, redness, rashes or texture changes and any pain that does not go away.