IN A huge win for Dame Deborah James, the NHS announced it has lowered the bowel cancer screening age in England from 60 to 50. After the mum-of-two was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer in ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

Bowel cancer, a term for cancer that originates in the large bowel - a part of the digestive system that includes the colon and rectum – often manifests as symptoms related to toiletry habits.