Bowel cancer roadshow raises awareness during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Monday 25 April 2022
Bowel Cancer UK supports the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System to host regional roadshow to raise awareness of bowel cancer.
A giant inflatable bowel will be the centrepiece of a roadshow that is visiting Suffolk and north east Essex to raise awareness of bowel cancer. The inflatable bowel, which measures 19 feet by six feet, is an interactive way to demonstrate the stages of bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer. More than 16,500 people die from the disease in the UK every year.
Nearly 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year and there are around 268,000 people currently living in the UK today with the disease.
As part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, we've joined forces with Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System to help raise awareness of the disease.
The roadshow is visiting The Arc shopping centre in Bury St Edmunds today (Monday 25 April) and Ipswich's Sailmakers shopping centre on Tuesday 26 April from 9am to 5.30pm.
It will then travel to north east Essex on Wednesday 27 April where it will be at Clacton's Town Square (aka Christmas Tree Island) from 9am to 12.30pm and Colchester's Culver Square from 1pm to 5.30pm.
Dr Lisa Wilde, Director of Research and External Affairs at Bowel Cancer UK, comments: "Bowel cancer remains the UK's second biggest cancer killer, and many people aren't aware of the symptoms to look out for. If you notice any signs of bowel cancer, or if things just don't feel right for you, please visit your GP. While the disease largely affects people over the age of 50, more than 2,600 under 50s are diagnosed each year, so it's really important people seek advice as soon as possible – whatever their age – if they're worried."
Pictured above and below: Our team visit Bury St Edmunds as part of the regional roadshow to raise awareness of bowel cancer.
