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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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Alarmingly low symptom awareness for the UK's second biggest cancer killer

Thursday 1 April 2021

With today marking the first day of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, we have released new survey results which show too many people remain unaware of the signs they could have bowel cancer.

NHS England has updated interim treatment options during the COVID-19 pandemic

Thursday 25 March 2021

Interim treatment options which have allowed for greater flexibility in the management of bowel cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in place for some months, NHS England has said today.

Cancer care in Wales is at risk without a new cancer strategy

Monday 22 March 2021

Cancer services in Wales could struggle to recover after the coronavirus pandemic, leading to poorer care and outcomes for patients, unless a new strategy is developed by the Welsh Government.

New study finds endoscopy backlog reaches half a million in England

Friday 19 March 2021

A backlog of nearly half a million endoscopy procedures, essential for diagnosing bowel and oesophageal cancers, has built up during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found.

Coronavirus disruption will lead to avoidable cancer deaths

Wednesday 17 March 2021

Disruption to cancer care caused by the pandemic could see bowel cancer survival rates return to those last seen in 2010, a new report published today warns.

A statement from One Cancer Voice: Plotting a route out of the pandemic and towards world-leading cancer services

Tuesday 16 March 2021

We’ve joined together with 46 other cancer charities, as part of One Cancer Voice, to send a united message to all governments across the UK.

Tens of thousands of patients in England waiting too long for bowel cancer tests

Thursday 11 March 2021

The number of people in England waiting longer than six weeks for tests that can help to diagnose bowel cancer has increased by over six-fold compared to the same time last year, according to figures published…

Cancer patients may not be as protected by the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine

Thursday 11 March 2021

A small-scale research study is reporting that cancer patients may be less protected against Covid-19 than other people after one dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

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