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Young woman diagnosed with bowel cancer twice shares vital warning for others

‘Maybe it was naive, but I really didn't think I was going to have a recurrence during my remission', says Charlotte Rutherford

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How to check if you are eligible for bowel cancer screening and what to expect

Bowel cancer is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early

The Independent UK

Third of eligible people in England skip crucial bowel cancer screening test

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Third of eligible NHS patients ‘do not complete bowel cancer screening’

29 per cent of eligible people do not complete bowel screening, data suggests

The Independent UK

Which red flags which could signal bowel cancer?

Possible warning signs include blood in the stool, fatigue, unexpected weight loss and persistent abdominal pain

Evening Standard

Weight-loss drugs linked to dramatically lower death rates in colon cancer patients

GLP-1 receptors - the drugs behind Ozempic and Mounjaro - could have great benefits for colon cancer patients, the study suggests

The Independent UK

The colon cancer symptoms to know after Mel Schilling’s death

Some symptoms of colon or bowel cancer can be mistaken for other conditions

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Eight ways to reduce your risk of bowel cancer

Around half of all bowel cancers could be prevented by having a healthier lifestyle

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Daily Mirror

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

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Manchester Evening News

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"

Daily Mirror

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'

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

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