Statistics from Cancer Research UK show that there are around 44,000 new cases of bowel cancer in the UK every year, making it the fourth most common form of the disease. It is also the second ...

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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.