Cancer is something that affects many people's lives - either directly or indirectly. And we all know that early detection is crucial to having the best chance of surviving a diagnosis.
But there are various cancers that either don't show obvious early symptoms, or have signs that can be mistaken for other, less serious, conditions. These are known as the 'silent' cancers.
Dr Ahmed El-Modir, consultant oncologist at Spire Little Aston Hospital, is an expert on the disease. He has explained about seven silent cancers to the LiverpoolECHO.