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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Laura Hampson

Half of UK adults wouldn’t be able to identify bowel cancer from their poo, survey finds

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Half of UK adults would not be able to identify bowel cancer symptoms when looking at their stools, a new survey has found.

The findings are part of Bupa’s 2022 Wellbeing Index, which says that a quarter (23 per cent) of the 8,000 people it surveyed never check their stools for potential red flags.

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