Anisha was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer in September 2018, aged 39. This is her story.

Taking a break from treatmentSome people may want to have a short delay or take a break from treatment. If you want to take a break, speak to your healthcare team who will be able to give you advice ...

Bacteria commonly found in our guts could contribute to the development of bowel cancer, according to a new study published in Nature today.

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 Jones, lead investigator for a trial looking at giving personalised cancer vaccines to people with bowel cancer, tells us more about this new treatment.

A new study has found that increasing the sensitivity of the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) can help to identify more cases of bowel cancer, advanced polyps (non-cancerous growths) and Inflammatory ...

A new report out today shows bowel cancer costs the UK economy more than £1.7 billion (€1.9 billion) a year. The report, commissioned by Digestive Cancers Europe, calculated the cost of diagnosis and ...

England and Wales announce they are lowering the bowel cancer screening age from 60 to 50, following a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee.

The results of the Cancer Prevention Project 3 (CaPP3) trial, a study changing how we think about aspirin and cancer prevention for people with Lynch syndrome.

The number of people in England waiting longer than six weeks for tests that can help to diagnose bowel cancer has increased by nearly eight-fold compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to figures ...

Aspirin taken daily for more than two years could reduce the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has said in new draft ...

With the support of BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts we're launching our new campaign to help people know the red flag symptoms of bowel cancer. Read more.