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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

05 April 2024

 

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and we’re joining organisations across the country to raise awareness of bowel cancer, the fourth most common cancer in the UK.

This #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth, Bowel Cancer UK want you to know this #OneThing – the earlier bowel cancer is spotted, the more treatable it’s likely to be. In fact, more than 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer when it is diagnosed at the earliest stage.

Having these symptoms doesn’t always mean you have bowel cancer, but it’s still important to find out what’s causing them. Learn more at https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel.../symptoms/

Find out more about the month here; https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/.../bowel-cancer.../ - and take the bowel cancer quiz– as well as learning about the disease, you can enter a prize draw for one of five chances to win a year’s supply of Andrex® toilet roll.

Bowel Cancer UK graphic which says 'Know the symptoms of bowel cancer - Bleeding from your bottom, blood in your poo, a change in how often you poo or regularly having diarrhoea or constipation, losing weight but you're not sure why, feeling very tired all the time but you're not sure why, a pain or lump in your tummy. If you have any of these symptoms, it's important to ask your GP for an at-home test as soon as you can.