Bowel (colorectal) cancerBowel cancer screening campaigns
Read about the Be Clear on Cancer campaigns in England and Wales to support bowel cancer screening uptake.
Bowel (colorectal) cancer
Cancers of the large bowel (colon)and back passage (rectum). Also called colorectal cancer or large bowel cancer.
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Bowel cancer
A study looking at two different ways of carrying out genetic testing for people with cancer (DETECT-2)
This study is comparing genetic testing at home with genetic testing in hospital.
This trial is looking at a drug called MK-2870 for cancer of the digestive system
This trial is looking at MK-2870 by itself or in combination with other drugs for some cancers of the digestive system.
A trial looking at a drug called UCB4594 for cancer that has spread
This trial is looking at a drug called UCB4594 by itself and in combination with other treatments for solid cancers that have spread (advanced cancer).
A study looking at how people manage symptoms that could be cancer (CLOCS-2)
This study is looking at the products people buy to help with vague symptoms that could be cancer.
A trial of aspirin to reduce the risk of cancer in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (Asp-PSC)
This trial is looking at aspirin to try and reduce the risk of cancer for people with primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
A trial looking at targeted cancer drugs or chemotherapy before surgery for locally advanced bowel cancer (FOXTROT 4)
This trial is looking at improving treatment for bowel cancer. It’s for people who have locally advanced bowel cancer with a gene change called BRAFV600E.
Lifetime risk of small intestine cancer
Nearly 1 in 250 UK females and 1 in 240 UK males will be diagnosed with small intenstine cancer in their lifetime (born in 1961).
A trial of supported weight loss before surgery for bowel cancer (CARE Trial)
This trial is looking at a programme to help people lose weight before surgery for bowel cancer.
A trial looking at HTL0039732 and other cancer drugs for solid tumours that have spread
This trial is looking at the best dose of HTL0039732 for solid tumours that have spread to another part of the body.