Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK - and nearly 43,000 people are diagnosed with it every year in the UK.
It can be found anywhere in the large bowel, which includes the colon and rectum. Screening can pick up cancer early which may mean it is easier to treat.
Cancer Research UK explains that the main symptoms of bowel cancer include bleeding from the back passage, blood in your poo or a change in your normal bowel habit, such as needing to go for a poo more often or feeling like you haven't emptied your bowels properly.
