Emergency bowel cancer hospital admissions 'remain high'

The number of bowel cancer patients admitted to hospital as an emergency is "stubbornly" high, a national audit has found. The number of bowel cancer patients admitted to hospital as an emergency is "stubbornly" high, a national audit has found.

3 July 2013

Dan Jarvis MP: Why I’m running the Marathon for Cancer Research UK

15 April 2013

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New type of bowel cancer discovered – but what does it mean?

14 April 2013

New type of bowel cancer discovered

A unique sub-type of bowel cancer has been discovered which has a worse outcome than other types of colon cancer. A unique sub-type of bowel cancer has been discovered which has a worse outcome than other types of colon cancer.

14 April 2013

Men's bowel cancer rates up by more than a quarter in last 35 years

Bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only six per cent. Bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only six per cent.

2 April 2013

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New bowel screening test introduced in England

21 March 2013

Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of survival

A new study has found a link between family history of the disease and a better chance of survival, published in the British Journal of Cancer. A new study has found a link between family history of the disease and a better chance of survival, published in the British Journal of Cancer.

20 March 2013

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Bacon battered? Today's headlines explained

7 March 2013

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Order from chaos - making sense of bowel cancer's scrambled DNA

27 February 2013

Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment

Bowel cancer cells missing one of three genes can rapidly reshuffle their genetic 'pack of cards'. Bowel cancer cells missing one of three genes can rapidly reshuffle their genetic 'pack of cards'.

27 February 2013

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• Health & Medicine

Introducing our latest arsenal in the fight against cancer

25 February 2013

Breast cancer gene provides vital clue to bowel cancer drug resistance

Having too many copies of a gene linked to breast cancer might be the reason why some bowel cancer patients fail to respond to certain targeted drugs, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. Having too many copies of a gene linked to breast cancer might be the reason why some bowel cancer patients fail to respond to certain targeted drugs, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.

20 February 2013