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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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Six in ten adults not aware physical inactivity increases risk of bowel cancer

Wednesday 19 April 2017

We reveal 62% of UK adults not aware a lack of regular physical activity increases the risk of bowel cancer – the nation’s second biggest cancer killer

A quarter of hospitals in breach of waiting time target for bowel cancer tests

Thursday 13 April 2017

Figures released today by NHS England for February 2017 reveal that nearly 2,000 people are waiting longer than the six week target set by the Government

Our comment on new Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) pilot study

Wednesday 12 April 2017

Largest pilot study of its kind in the UK launched to see if simple test can ‘rule-out’ presence of bowel cancer among patients with symptoms

US study highlights link between antibiotics and bowel cancer

Wednesday 5 April 2017

Study claims people who take antibiotics for a long time are more likely to develop growths in the bowel

For Bowel Cancer Awareness Month we highlight the importance of screening

Tuesday 4 April 2017

During April, we’re encouraging people to take part in bowel cancer screening. Early diagnosis saves lives

Next steps on NHS England’s strategy for the NHS

Tuesday 4 April 2017

NHS England has published “Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View” report two and a half years since the original report setting out their strategy for delivering improvements by 2020

Charities call on NHS England and NICE to scrap plans to delay access to life-saving drugs

Thursday 30 March 2017

We've joined Prostate Cancer UK and a coalition of health charities to hand in a petition signed by nearly 30,000 people

New risk tool to help GPs decide if patients under 50 have serious bowel condition

Tuesday 28 March 2017

University of Exeter, in partnership with our Never Too Young campaign, Durham University and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, publish first tool of its kind for younger patients

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