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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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Men grow beards in December for Decembeard

Tuesday 1 November 2016

In just a few weeks' time men up and down the country will be growing their beards to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK, and it's not too late to sign up and show your support for the campaign…

NICE recommends all bowel cancer patients to be tested for Lynch Syndrome

Friday 21 October 2016

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have announced draft guidance recommending that everyone who is diagnosed with bowel cancer should be tested for Lynch syndrome

UTV life host comperes Christmas carol concert for Bowel Cancer UK

Monday 17 October 2016

Join us at the Great Hall, Parliament Buildings, Stormont on Friday 2 December at 7pm

ITV newsreader attends Christmas carol concert for Bowel Cancer UK

Thursday 13 October 2016

Join us for a festive carol concert at St Marylebone Church, London on Thursday 8 December at 6pm

Suzy Ferguson Spirit Award

Wednesday 5 October 2016

The Suzy Ferguson Spirit Award is in memory of one of the industry’s brightest young stars, who passed away from bowel cancer in July 2012, aged 31

We take screening to Downing Street

Friday 30 September 2016

We've joined up with Beating Bowel Cancer to remind Prime Minister Theresa May to take her screening test

We're Charity of the Year

Thursday 29 September 2016

We're delighted to announce that we were named Charity of the Year at the prestigious Charity Times Awards which recognise best practice and excellence in the UK charity sector.

One in five bowel cancer patients being diagnosed as emergency

Wednesday 28 September 2016

A new study published by Cancer Research UK in the British Journal of Cancer reported that around one in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed after an emergency presentation, despite red flag symptoms

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