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The Latest Breaking News from Bowel Cancer UK

Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 to be sent bowel cancer test kit

The faecal immunochemical test checks for blood in a stool sample.

The Independent UK

Having a glass of milk a day ‘cuts risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth’

One in 20 women and one in 17 men in the UK will be diagnosed with bowel cancer in their lifetime.

Evening Standard

The warning signs of bowel cancer everyone should know

A change in your toilet habits could be an early warning sign

The Independent UK

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AI could predict patient’s risk of bowel cancer returning, study finds

Researchers trained the algorithm to look at the level of certain immune cells in tumour tissue samples.

The Independent UK

At-home poo tests ‘could cut wait times for suspected cancer cases’

The test costs the NHS between £4 and £5 per sample.

The Independent UK

People urged to return bowel cancer kits as study confirms screening cuts cases

Almost a third of people eligible for bowel cancer screening do not send off their free at-home kits, NHS figures for England suggest.

The Independent UK

Clive Myrie emotional as he announces George Alagiah’s death on BBC News

The award-winning journalist died on Monday from bowel cancer after being first diagnosed in 2014.

The Independent UK

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People with signs of bowel cancer should be offered a £5 ‘poo test’ before invasive bowel investigations

The test costs between £4 and £5

The Independent UK

How Deborah James has inspired thousands to get cancer check in year since her death

The much-loved Bowel Babe – who touched the nation with a podcast chronicling her illness – passed away last June aged 40

Daily Mirror

'I want to achieve so much more – Deborah and Rachael would be proud'

As she launches swimwear for women who have had cancer surgery, Lauren Mahon says her late friends would have loved to wear it

Daily Mirror

The heartbreaking picture of tragic dad with his son - and the incredible way he is being remembered

“Austin is such an inspirational little boy, who has taken on this challenge to support other patients."

Manchester Evening News

Young mum told cancer was 'pregnancy constipation' - she diagnosed herself with £39 test

“I was so scared and lonely those first few weeks"

Manchester Evening News

Young mum told cancer was 'pregnancy constipation' diagnoses self with Facebook £39 test

Two brave women have become comrades in arms in the battle to beat bowel cancer, echoing brave Deborah James' message to us all

Daily Mirror

'I had to tell my boys at Xmas I had cancer - but after 12 weeks of therapy we have hope'

After his bowel cancer diagnosis, Paul Farrell was offered an experimental new trial to try to treat it - after just 12 weeks of treatment, the dad-of-two is now 'feeling brilliant'

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

The cancer symptoms Dame Deborah James wanted everyone check for

Dame Deborah James spent six years campaigning for wider awareness of bowel cancer

Daily Mirror

Rachael Bland's widower's heartbreaking memories of Deborah James as he moves on

Nine months after the death of Dame Deborah James, who was known as BowelBabe, died, Steve Bland and Lauren Mahon have recorded the final episode of You, Me and the Big C in her memory

Liverpool Echo

Dad died days after his 40th birthday

The family is urging others to get tested and know the signs

Daily Record

The 'red flag' bowel cancer warning sign that nearly half of people can't name

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer.

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The Independent UK

Adele Roberts highlights importance of early bowel cancer detection: ‘It helped save my life’

The BBC Radio 1 DJ was diagnosed in October 2021

The Independent UK

The bowel cancer warning signs experts say you shouldn’t ignore

After announcing she was cancer-free in June last year, Adele Roberts is encouraging others to speak to a professional early on.

The Independent UK

The bowel cancer warning signs you shouldn’t ignore

After announcing she was cancer-free in June last year, Adele Roberts is encouraging others to speak to a professional early on.

Daily Mirror

Adele Roberts shares bowel cancer update and says early treatment saved her life

Adele was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in October 2021 and has since been given the all clear

Wales Online

BBC Radio 1's Adele Roberts says bowel cancer symptoms were ones she 'could explain away'

The 44-year-old said getting treatment early helped to save her life

Manchester Evening News

BBC Radio 1's Adele Roberts says receiving treatment for bowel cancer early was life-saving

Adele said it took her 'a while' to go to her GP a she didn't want 'to be a burden on the NHS'

Manchester Evening News

The fatal illness that a third of Mancunians can't name a single symptom of

What you should know as two thirds of people in Manchester say key symptoms would stop them going to their GP

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