This partnership between Bowel Cancer UK, the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of England appointed Mr Robert Jones as the UK’s first Surgical Specialty ...

NHS England have ended a ban on ‘treatment breaks’ for advanced bowel cancer patients, which means they can have a vital unplanned break from two drugs, without the risk of having to pay thousands of ...

Charlotte's husband, Roger, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2017. Here Charlotte talks about supporting her partner through diagnosis, treatment and beyond, as well as talking to children about ...

Our patron, Dame Deborah James (bowelbabe), has died from bowel cancer aged 40. Everyone at Bowel Cancer UK is deeply saddened that our patron Dame Deborah James has died. Our hearts go out to Deborah ...

A new bowel cancer drug, which can double progression-free survival time for some people with advanced bowel cancer, has been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for patients in ...

A new study has found that increasing the sensitivity of the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) can help to identify more cases of bowel cancer, advanced polyps (non-cancerous growths) and Inflammatory ...

In 2013, NHS England began rolling out a screening test for bowel cancer for people aged 55, known as bowel scope screening. Bowel scope has been used in England alongside the home screening test, FIT ...

A new report out today shows bowel cancer costs the UK economy more than £1.7 billion (€1.9 billion) a year. The report, commissioned by Digestive Cancers Europe, calculated the cost of diagnosis and ...

Our figures show the number of bowel cancer screening invitations not sent out in England have surpassed the million mark since lockdown began in March. In addition to this, around 8,500 people who ...

Shocking new figures show people in the UK are less likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage, or to live longer than five years after their diagnosis, compared with other similar ...

We urge the public to continue following the recommendation to limit red meat intake to three portions a week and reduce the amount of processed meat they eat. We, along with top health organisations ...

Aspirin taken daily for more than two years could reduce the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has said in new draft ...