A GP has warned others of "subtle" changes they must look out for when it comes to spotting the signs of bowel cancer after first-hand experience of battling the disease herself.
Bowel cancer is cancer found anywhere in the large bowel, which includes the colon and rectum, and is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK with 43,000 people newly diagnosed each year. Doctor Anisha Patel, 44, has been on a mission to raise awareness of the deadly disease and its symptoms since being diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer five years ago.
The Surrey GP has even written a book, Everything You Hoped You'd Never Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer, to offer her first-hand experience of the disease to help others who have just been diagnosed. After thankfully having been in remission for four and a half years, Dr Patel is continuing to share her advice on the subtle changes in your body to look out for that could be a warning sign of the killer cancer, The Mirror Reports.
