Detecting bowel cancer early can increase chances of successful treatment, but warning signs usually develop when the disease has reached an advanced stage.
Bowel Cancer UK explains that almost everyone survives the disease if diagnosed at the initial stage. However, this significantly drops as the condition develops.
Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy explained that during stage one “the cancer has grown through the cells lining the bowel wall and into the muscular wall of the intestines but has not spread any further," adding: "Stage one bowel cancer usually has no symptoms".
