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Concerning Wales cancer audit shows bowel cancer patients waiting too long for treatment

Tuesday 14 January 2025

A new report looking at cancer services in Wales has revealed that patients are waiting too long to start treatment.

The bowel cancer screening age has been lowered to 50 in England

Tuesday 14 January 2025

We're delighted that the NHS has made bowel cancer screening available to hundreds of thousands more people in England as home testing is expanded to include 50–52-year-olds.

The National Bowel Cancer Audit highlights the need for a continued focus on early diagnosis

Friday 10 January 2025

The audit measures and compares the diagnosis, treatment, quality and outcomes of care for nearly 39,000 bowel cancer patients across England and Wales.

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Come and chat to us in Birmingham

Friday 12 July 2024

We’re delighted to be bringing our awareness roadshow to Birmingham.

A phenomenal year: our highlights from 2023

Thursday 27 June 2024

We raised £7million for the first time in our history and provided more support than ever to people affected by bowel cancer. This is all thanks to our amazing supporters like you.

Workforce shortages strengthen calls for urgent cancer strategy

Friday 14 June 2024

Several recently published reports paint an alarming picture of long waiting times for bowel cancer diagnosis and treatment. Read our response.

Celebrating the launch of The Northern Ireland Cancer Charities Coalition

Monday 10 June 2024

We’re delighted to announce our membership of the newly launched Northern Ireland Cancer Charities Coalition (NICCC) which aims to improve services and outcomes for cancer patients in Northern Ireland.

We’re bringing our awareness roadshow to Newport

Friday 31 May 2024

This June, we’re inviting Newport locals to walk inside a giant inflatable bowel when it tours the city to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms.

Come and chat to us in Haringey and walk inside a giant inflatable bowel

Wednesday 15 May 2024

We’re bringing our awareness roadshow to Haringey and inviting locals to walk inside a giant inflatable bowel to learn about bowel cancer – the fourth most common cancer in the UK.

'Tell Your GP Instead': our campaign targeting adults reluctant to see their GP

Tuesday 7 May 2024

We’re launching our innovative new campaign called Tell Your GP Instead. This is aimed at people most likely to delay contacting their GP, even if they have bowel cancer symptoms.

We’re launching our new Research Progress Report

Friday 26 April 2024

We’re launching our new Research Progress Report, sharing the amazing impact of our research funding from 2017-2022.

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