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Our research into bowel cancer

Our research is saving lives

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and around 110 people are diagnosed with it every day. Thanks to advances in research, more than half of the people diagnosed with bowel cancer today will survive their disease for at least 10 years. Our work has played a vital part in this progress.

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Current research

ls testing cutting-edge treatments, our researchers are working hard to ensure more people survive bowel cancer.

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Past research

Thanks to research, we’ve helped change the outlook for people with bowel cancer.

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Explore our timeline of research into bowel cancer

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Patients' stories

Meet people like Amanda who have experienced first-hand how our research is making a difference. The life-saving research we do wouldn’t be possible without your support.

Read stories from bowel cancer patients

Our strategy

Over the last 40 years, cancer survival in the UK has doubled. In the 1970s just 1 in 4 people survived their disease for 10 years or more. Today 2 in 4 survive.

We want to accelerate progress and see 3 in 4 patients surviving the disease by 2034.

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Further information

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