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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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Let's Chat Together this new year

Wednesday 6 January 2021

Join us for Chat Together, our online meet-up for people living with and beyond bowel cancer across the UK. It’s a welcoming place to talk to others with bowel cancer and to meet new people.

NHS England announces new recovery plan for cancer services

Tuesday 15 December 2020

The NHS has set out how it plans to return essential cancer services to pre-COVID-19 levels in a new plan.

Scaling back of health services in Wales could lead to worse outcomes for cancer patients

Friday 11 December 2020

A decision by Wales’ Minister for Health and Social Services to allow the country’s NHS to scale back some elective and non-essential services could lead to an increase in waiting times.

New safer surgery developed for rectal cancer patients

Friday 11 December 2020

A new, less invasive treatment for early-stage rectal cancer patients has been developed which is safer than standard major surgery. It’s hoped this will give patients a better quality of life.

One in five bowel cancer patients are diagnosed in an emergency setting, new National Bowel Cancer Audit finds

Thursday 10 December 2020

A fifth of bowel cancer patients continue to be diagnosed with the disease in A&E or another emergency setting, a new report for England and Wales has revealed.

Scottish Government announces new action plan for cancer services

Wednesday 9 December 2020

The Scottish Government has announced it will invest up to £114.5 million for cancer patients, to ensure they have equal access to care regardless of where they live in the country.

COVID-19 vaccine to be available for bowel cancer patients from next year

Thursday 3 December 2020

The Government has accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for use.

Camera the size of a pill that could help detect bowel cancer is rolled out in Scotland

Monday 30 November 2020

A new procedure using tiny cameras inside a pill to help detect bowel cancer has been launched in Tayside, Scotland.

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