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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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Thousands of patients to receive home test which can spot signs of cancer

Thursday 11 March 2021

The NHS in England has launched a new trial inviting patients to swallow a tiny camera, which films inside their body, to look for signs of cancer.

Join us to remember someone special

Wednesday 10 March 2021

Join us for Remember Together on Sunday 11 April, a special event to celebrate the lives of people we have lost to bowel cancer.

BowelBabe Deborah James joins us as a new Patron

Wednesday 24 February 2021

We're delighted to announce Deborah James (aka @BowelBabe) as our newest Patron. Deborah was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2016, when she was just 35 years old.

Six in ten adults unaware regular exercise can help reduce bowel cancer risk

Wednesday 24 February 2021

60 per cent of adults living in the UK don't know that regular exercise could help to reduce the risk of bowel cancer a poll of more than 4,000 people commissioned by the charity has found.

Bowel cancer patients in Northern Ireland receive life-saving testing before starting chemotherapy

Tuesday 16 February 2021

All cancer patients in Northern Ireland will be routinely screened ahead of starting certain chemotherapy treatments, to identify whether they’re at risk of severe side effects, the country’s Department…

New health app partnership launched to help people with bowel cancer

Tuesday 19 January 2021

We’re thrilled to launch a new partnership with leading health app Vinehealth, to help people affected by bowel cancer track, manage and understand their cancer care.

New guidance for endoscopy procedures to remain open is issued

Friday 15 January 2021

Endoscopy services across the UK should continue to go ahead throughout the second wave of the pandemic, and patients who are high risk of COVID-19 should be prioritised for the vaccination before their…

New study finds thousands may have undiagnosed and untreated bowel cancer due to COVID-19 disruption

Friday 15 January 2021

Between April and October 2020, over 3,500 fewer patients than expected were diagnosed with bowel cancer in England, the University of Oxford-led study discovered.

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