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Bowel cancer- key stats
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK, affecting men and women equally. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer affecting both men and women in the UK. Ev...read more
Bowel cancer: knowing the symptoms and who is at risk
However, if any of the following symptoms persist for more than a few weeks, talk to your GP: Recent, persistent changes of bowel habit, for example in consistency, including diarrhoea (loos...read more
Bowel cancer: risk factors
Age: Bowel cancer can occur in younger people but 8 out of 10 people who get cancer of the bowel are over the age of 60. A previous bowel polyp Personal hist...read more
Reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer
Get to know your bowel pattern – This will enable you to know what is normal for you and to recognise when and if changes occur. Check your motions – look in the toilet pan, use a torch if t...read more
Symptoms of bowel cancer
The most common symptoms of bowel cancer are: a persistent change in bowel habit, especially needing to go to the toilet more often or having diarrhoea for several weeks bleeding from the back passage or blood...read more
