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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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Researchers make breakthrough discovery in understanding bowel cancer

Wednesday 31 May 2017

The S:CORT (Stratification in Colorectal Cancer) consortium, which Bowel Cancer UK is a partner of, has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel cancer could improve the prognosis and quality…

Young Survivors Week shines a light on our Never Too Young campaign

Monday 29 May 2017

To mark Young Survivors Week (29 May – 4 June) we’re shining a light on our flagship campaign Never Too Young, which aims to improve the diagnosis, treatment and care of younger bowel cancer patients.

We're investing half a million pounds in bowel cancer surgical research

Friday 19 May 2017

Today we, in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, announce £500,000 funding for bowel cancer surgical research to establish the UK’s first Colorectal Cancer Surgical Research Chair

A quarter of England hospitals in breach of waiting time target for bowel cancer tests as services reach crisis point

Thursday 11 May 2017

Services to diagnose bowel cancer have reached a crisis point after our investigation reveals a serious backlog of patients waiting for crucial tests that can diagnose the disease.

Challenge your colleagues to row a marathon in Northern Ireland

Monday 8 May 2017

Gather your colleagues, business partners and clients to take on a rowing challenge to raise awareness and funds for the charity in Northern Ireland.

Colonoscopy lowers rates of bowel cancer in some patients with intermediate risk polyps

Thursday 4 May 2017

New research from Imperial College London shows regular colonoscopy in patients with intermediate risk polyps significantly lowers rates of bowel cancer

Actor Rupert Evans announced as our patron

Tuesday 25 April 2017

British actor Rupert Evans (The Man In The High Castle, American Pastoral) has been appointed patron of Bowel Cancer UK.

More than half of Welsh Health Boards in breach of waiting time target for bowel cancer tests

Friday 21 April 2017

Four out of seven health boards in Wales do not meet the target of patients waiting no more than eight weeks for tests that could diagnose bowel cancer

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