Doctors say it may cause confusion but NHS Digital says the updated advice now has wider relevance.
Leading doctors say they have concerns about the NHS reducing mentions of the word "women" in ovarian cancer guidance.But NHS Digital, which writes the online advice, said they wanted to make it relevant for everyone who needs it.Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said he is "looking into" why the guidance has removed some uses of the word "women".
NHS Digital said the changes were introduced to make the advice more relevant and inclusive. Previous versions did not mention that people who were born as women but now identify differently, for example as trans men, can also be affected by ovarian cancer.
He added: "It's important that when messaging is given to people for cancers that words like "women" and "men" are used, so that people know who you're talking about."Mr Javid said: "Believe it or not, there are women out there that don't realise when you're talking about cervixes that you are talking about women."The NHS information on prostate cancer still uses the word "men" a number of times.
Cancer Research UK said "to see this step towards more inclusive language" was positive "but it's also important to be specific about who could be affected".
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