Flexible robot offers hope of less painful bowel cancer checks to 900,000 Brits
Researchers at Imperial College London say they have created a new type of endoscope that reduces the discomfort usually associated with a colonoscopy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Give us the chance to beat rare cancer type which killed Bowelbabe Dame Deborah James'
Young people with the same rare bowel cancer that hit Dame Deborah James are calling on health chiefs to allow them to take experimental treatments that might give them precious extra time. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nine warning signs of a bowel cancer tumour spreading - visit your GP 'without delay'
Spurring on new symptoms, cancerous tumours don't always stay in the primary site where they first cropped up. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young woman, 29, shares the early signs she experienced of stage 3 bowel cancer
Vanessa Mendico was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 27. To help raise awareness of the disease she shared her early symptoms. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman, 30, shares three 'subtle' symptoms of bowel cancer she felt within her body
Megan Horrocks felt numb when she learned she had the same disease that killed her dad. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Severe' symptom after eating that could signal bowel cancer - can be ‘agonising’
A doctor advised seeing your GP "as soon as possible" if you experience this symptom. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor urges people to check their poo after her ‘subtle’ sign was bowel cancer
"My biggest advice is to check your poo before you flush the toilet," she said. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New DIY test that can spot bowel cancer even earlier
The test analyses a stool sample to examine the DNA of any tumour, rather than look for signs of blood - as current tests do. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy with no impact on their survival
A trial found more than nine in ten patients who skipped radiotherapy were just as likely to be alive five years later as those who had it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, US study suggests
Doctors found some patients could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat the diseaseThousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, a study suggests, after doctors discovered they could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat their disease.Radiotherapy has been used to treat bowel cancer patients for decades, but the side-effects can be brutal. It can cause problems that negatively affect quality of life, including infertility, the need for a temporary colostomy, diarrhoea, cramping and bladder problems.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor in Chicago Tags: Bowel cancer Cancer research Medical research Health US news World news Science UK news Source Type: news
Man, 62, diagnosed with bowel cancer shares the first sign he initially ignored
Tony Tyler said his bowel cancer diagnosis is a testimony that it can happen to anybody. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Symptom of advanced bowel cancer 'you may not notice' - five other signs to spot
During the earliest stages of bowel cancer, there might not be any noticeable symptoms, the NHS warns. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bowel cancer expert shares the early symptoms of the life-threatening disease
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the UK, but would you know how to identify the early warning signs of the disease? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor shares 6 'common' symptoms of bowel cancer 'worth visiting your GP' about
From anaemia to blood in your poo, a doctor shares the key warning signs of bowel cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Six signs you could have stage 3 or 4 bowel cancer - according to a doctor
Dr Deborah Lee spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about the symptoms of bowel cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
