Read article Bowel cancer - A to Z
Eating a diet low in red or processed meat and high in fibre, fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of bowel cancer. Being physically active helps to cut the risk, but being overweight or regularly drinking too much alcohol increases it.
Cancer Research UK is one of the major funders of bowel cancer research in the UK. Some people inherit faulty genes that increase their risk of bowel cancer, and our scientists have played a leading role in identifying these genes.
England, Scotland and Wales have launched national screening programmes for bowel cancer.
Our CancerHelp section also has detailed information on bowel cancer.
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Latest Bowel cancer news from Cancer Research UK
- Press Release: New type of bowel cancer discovered
14 April 2013 - Press Release: Family history of bowel cancer increases odds of survival
20 March 2013 - Press Release: Breast cancer gene provides vital clue to bowel cancer drug resistance
20 February 2013 - Press Release: CT scans are the best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer symptoms
14 February 2013 - Press Release: Bowel cancer gene discovery cracks mystery of families with a strong history of the disease
23 December 2012 - Press Release: Britons want bowel cancer screening recommendation
5 December 2012 - Press Release: Smokers leave a history of their addiction in DNA
6 November 2012 - Press Release: Bowel cancer 'chemo swap' shrinks tumours, making surgery safer and easier
1 November 2012 - News story: Gut bacteria could help fuel bowel cancer development
4 October 2012 - Press Release: Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive
25 July 2012
- Press Release: Men's bowel cancer rates up by more than a quarter in last 35 years
2 April 2013 - Press Release: Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment
27 February 2013 - Press Release: New bowel cancer test gets green light with the public
18 February 2013 - News story: More evidence that beta blockers help stop cancers from spreading
30 January 2013 - News story: One in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed in an emergency
18 December 2012 - News story: Study backs flexi-scope for bowel screening
4 December 2012 - Press Release: Bowel screening helps to detect early cancers before they have the power to kill
4 November 2012 - Press Release: Protein levels could predict if bowel cancer patients will benefit from Avastin
23 October 2012 - Press Release: Scientists discover how iron levels and a faulty gene cause bowel cancer
9 August 2012 - Press Release: Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the disease
11 July 2012
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