Each year nearly a fifth of women diagnosed with breast cancer put off seeing a GP for more than a month after spotting a symptom, a survey suggests Every year nearly a fifth of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer put off seeing their GP for more than a month after first spotting a symptom, a survey has suggested. Breast Cancer Care warned that there is still confusion around the signs of breast cancer and more needs to be done to encourage women to go to their GP sooner.