Kings College study

Deborah Alsina, CEO, Bowel Cancer UK said: "We are shocked that two people die every day from bowel cancer simply because they are poor. This report exposes the fact that much more needs to be done to ensure that people are not prejudiced against because of where they come from. We must ensure that people from deprived communities are more aware of the symptoms of bowel cancer and that they and clinicians act upon them promptly, so we can save more lives from the disease."