Doctors should check all over-60s with stomach pains for cancer as tests miss vital clues, scientists say

ALL over-60s who go to the GP with stomach pain or bloating should get checked for cancer, say scientists.

A University College London study found just one of those symptoms puts older patients above the NHS risk threshold for tests.

They had about a 3.1 per cent chance of cancer – one case per 32 patients – even without other signs.

Currently patients are only referred if they have another warning symptom as well as gut troubles...