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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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One in five adults too embarrassed to visit their GP with cancer symptoms

Wednesday 9 January 2019

BUPA have today released survey results citing that around 6.6 million people have put off seeking medical advice around ‘embarrassing’ cancer symptoms

Our response to the NHS Long Term Plan

Monday 7 January 2019

Today NHS England published their Long Term Plan, setting out how they will make the NHS fit for the future.

Calls to rid bacon and ham of processed nitrites

Wednesday 2 January 2019

Leading scientists and a cross-party group of politicians are calling for chemicals called nitrites to be removed on processed meats like bacon and sausages, due to the bowel cancer risk they pose.

Our response to NHS England’s announcement about funding for Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) for advanced bowel cancer

Saturday 22 December 2018

NHS England have announced that from April 2019, selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), a treatment for inoperable advanced bowel cancer that has spread to the liver, will be available to eligible…

Our response to the National Bowel Cancer Audit findings

Friday 14 December 2018

The audit measures and compares diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of over 30,000 bowel cancer patients and suggests changes for improvements.

McAleer & Rushe lends support to bowel cancer research

Wednesday 12 December 2018

We are delighted to announce that one of the leading construction and property development companies in the UK, McAleer & Rushe, has made a significant donation to further support bowel cancer research.

Care UK Healthcare staff vote to partner with us

Friday 30 November 2018

We’ve been announced as Care UK Healthcare’s first charity partner, after their staff voted for us!

Ten per cent of bowel cancer patients can wait more than a year to start treatment

Wednesday 28 November 2018

It can take up to a year for some bowel cancer patients in the UK to start treatment, according to international research co-ordinated by Cancer Research UK and published in the British Medical Journal…

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