National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published final draft guidance recommending bevacizumab with chemotherapy for people with advanced bowel cancer. It means that more ...

We urge the public to continue following the recommendation to limit red meat intake to three portions a week and reduce the amount of processed meat they eat. We, along with top health organisations ...

Shocking new figures show people in the UK are less likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer at an early stage, or to live longer than five years after their diagnosis, compared with other similar ...

NHS England have ended a ban on ‘treatment breaks’ for advanced bowel cancer patients, which means they can have a vital unplanned break from two drugs, without the risk of having to pay thousands of ...

CaPP3 is the latest in a series of ground-breaking studies exploring how aspirin can help prevent bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome. It builds on the earlier CAPP2 trial, which showed that ...

Last year, we funded four new research projects. Our #GetOnARoll campaign turned every bathroom visit into a potential life-saving moment. We provided over 1.8 million moments of support to people ...

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.

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 ...

Pelvic exenteration is a major operation that takes out some or all of the organs inside the pelvis. The pelvis is the lower part of the stomach (abdomen) between the hip bones (pelvic bones). It ...

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 ...

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that they have approved trifluridine/tipiracil (Lonsurf) with bevacizumab (Avastin) for eligible patients living in Scotland. SMC’s decision means ...

Carla was diagnosed with bowel cancer shortly after Christmas 2020. Make sure no one has to face cancer alone today. A welcoming place for everyone affected by bowel cancer to ask questions, read ...