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Our roadshow is heading to Portsmouth

Tuesday 15 April 2025

We’re excited to invite Portsmouth locals to walk inside a giant inflatable bowel, when it tours the city, to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms.

One in three adults can't name a single symptom of bowel cancer

Monday 31 March 2025

New research reveals that 35% of adults in Great Britain cannot identify a single symptom of bowel cancer – the second deadliest cancer in the UK.

Dr Damien Marmion has been named as our new Chair of Trustees

Monday 24 March 2025

Dr Damien Marmion has been appointed as Bowel Cancer UK Chair of Trustees. He takes over from Richard Anderson who stepped down from the role in March 2025

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Andrex joins our #GetOnARoll campaign

Tuesday 21 June 2022

We're thrilled to announce a new partnership as a part of our #GetOnARoll campaign with Andrex. The partnership will help to raise vital awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer.

Highest number of colorectal cancer diagnoses in Wales reported in latest figures

Thursday 16 June 2022

Public Health Wales have published the latest cancer incidence stats for 2019, showing the highest number of colorectal cancer diagnoses on record.

New #GetOnARoll campaign launched urging supermarkets to put bowel cancer symptoms on loo roll packaging

Thursday 16 June 2022

We're calling on supermarkets to print symptoms of the country's fourth most common cancer on their loo roll packaging.

Bowel Cancer UK nominated for Moondance Cancer Award

Friday 10 June 2022

Find out more about our recent shortlisting for a Moondance Cancer Award in the category of ‘Public Awareness and Engagement’.

Early stage research shows promise for bowel cancer immunotherapy drug

Thursday 9 June 2022

Results of a small clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York has shown compelling early results for a potential new drug for treating bowel cancer patients. Read more.

Carers week

Monday 6 June 2022

To mark Carers Week (6-12 June), we'd like to share the support we provide for loved ones.

One in six patients needing a colonoscopy in Scotland waiting more than one year

Wednesday 1 June 2022

Almost 14,000 people were waiting for a colonoscopy in Scotland at the end of March 2022, new figures show, with one in six waiting more than a year for tests that can diagnose bowel cancer.

New guidance on Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) published

Wednesday 1 June 2022

New guidance on the use of Faecal Immunochemical Testing, known as FIT, in patients with signs or symptoms of suspected bowel cancer has been published.

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