Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Every 15 minutes somebody is diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK, that’s nearly 43,000 people each year.Every 15 minutes somebody is diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK, that’s nearly 43,000 people each year.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about bowel cancer, led by Bowel Cancer UK.

Bowel cancer can be treated and cured if diagnosed early.

Being aware of the possible symptoms and signs of bowel cancer can help increase the chances of an early diagnosis and could save your life.

The symptoms of bowel cancer can include:

• Bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your poo
• A persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit such as loose poo, pooing more often or constipation
• Needing to strain when you have already opened your bowels
• Unexplained weight loss
• Feeling breathless and/or tired for no obvious reason
• A pain or lump in your tummy or back passage