Professor Lesley Smith University of Hull The number of people from the South Asian community that take part in bowel cancer screening in the UK is low, at around 30%. Professor Smith, along with ...

On Thursday 26 June 2025, Sir John Burn announced the results of the Cancer Prevention Project 3 (CaPP3) trial, a landmark study changing how we think about aspirin and cancer prevention for people ...

We’re campaigning to improve the diagnosis and care of people with Lynch syndrome. As part of this work, we bought together academics, clinicians, and policymakers for a roundtable discussion to make ...

If the hospital tests show cancer cells in your colon or rectum, you will need more tests to stage the cancer. This means finding out the size of the cancer, where it is and whether it has spread to ...

Caroline and I found each other at university in October 1996 and have been together ever since. We got married in October 2007. On 31st March 2009 our first child, our beautiful daughter, was born.

Knowing the symptoms is important to help spot bowel cancer early. The earlier that it’s found, the more treatable it’s likely to be. Bowel cancer is cancer that begins in the large bowel, which is ...

Bowel cancer is more common in people over the age of 50, but it can affect anyone of any age. If you’re below the screening age and are worried you may have symptoms of bowel cancer, go to see your ...

Today we’re delighted to announce that Mr Joshua Burke from the University of Leeds, and Miss Rachael Clifford from the University of Liverpool have both been awarded Research Fellowships, funded ...

We're pleased to see that England and Scotland have started to introduce this procedure across the country and that the NHS is taking innovative action to address the backlog for people waiting for ...

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 ...

Mr Rob Jones is a consultant surgeon based in Liverpool and the UK research lead for advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer. He's funded by Bowel Cancer UK, the Royal College of Surgeons of England ...