Media
A journalist's guide
For all media enquiries, contact our press office on 07355 678 193 (press 4 in the options) or email [email protected].
The facts about bowel cancer
Here are some useful statistics to give you an overview of bowel cancer in the UK:
- Bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, claiming around 17,700 lives a year, that's 48 people every day
- Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, after breast, prostate, and lung cancers
- Every 11 minutes in the UK someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer. That's over 48,000 people every year. Every 30 minutes someone dies from the disease in the UK
- Bowel cancer is more common in the over 50s but it can affect people of all ages. More than 2,900 people under 50 are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK every year
- 1 in 17 men and 1 in 20 women will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime
- Bowel cancer is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early. Nearly everyone diagnosed at the earliest stage will survive bowel cancer. However this drops significantly as the disease develops. Early diagnosis really does save lives
Who are we?
We're the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
- We campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care across the UK
- We support and fund targeted research to help stop people dying of bowel cancer
- We provide expert support and information for everyone affected by bowel cancer
Interviews and case studies
We have a range of spokespeople and case studies available for interview to talk about our work and bowel cancer.
These include:
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Genevieve Edwards, Chief Executive
- Jodie Moffat, Director of Charitable Impact
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Andy Glyde, Strategy, Insight and Impact Lead
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Claire Coughlan, Clinical Lead
- Jennifer Bamforth, Head of Policy and Influencing
We also have a wonderful array of case studies who are happy to share their personal experiences of bowel cancer with the media.
For all media enquiries, contact our press office on 07355 678 193 (press 4 in the options) or email [email protected]. For out of hours call 07756 285 385 or 07523 682 443 (journalists only please).
