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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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Bowel cancer cases down by more than 25 per cent in Scotland due to coronavirus

Wednesday 18 November 2020

The number of people diagnosed with bowel cancer in Scotland fell by more than a quarter at the height of the coronavirus pandemic when compared with the same time last year.

Let's Chat Together in Wales this December

Tuesday 17 November 2020

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

Bowel cancer testing waiting times remain high, with targets missed for thousands of people

Thursday 12 November 2020

The number of people in England waiting for tests that can help to diagnose bowel cancer has increased almost ten-fold compared to the average monthly figure last year.

Diagnostic services continue to be severely impacted by the pandemic – more than 80% of doctors report delays in accessing essential tests

Wednesday 11 November 2020

People with bowel cancer symptoms are facing long delays for diagnostic testing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey of doctors has found.

New campaign urges people to get tummy troubles checked

Monday 9 November 2020

The NHS has today launched a new phase of their Help Us, Help You campaign, encouraging people who have been suffering from diarrhoea, bloating or discomfort in the tummy area for three weeks or more to…

Open letter to leaders of the four UK nations calls for vital investment in cancer services

Monday 9 November 2020

Nearly 50 cancer charities and the clinical community have signed an open letter to the leaders of the four UK nations asking them to invest in cancer services in the upcoming spending review.

Every month that cancer treatment is delayed can raise risk of death by around 10%

Thursday 5 November 2020

People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have a six to 13% higher risk of dying – a risk that keeps rising the longer their treatment does not begin – suggests research published…

NICE recommends expanding Lynch syndrome testing

Wednesday 28 October 2020

Today the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends expanding the Lynch syndrome testing programme in England and Wales.

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