More people are dying from bowel cancer than coronavirus, figures reveal – as leading medic says Britain has become ‘obsessed’ with Covid deaths Figures show there are more people dying from bowel cancer than COVID-19 Professor Karol Sikora, an oncologist, said cancer deaths will start to climb There are 319 bowel cancer deaths a week … Read more
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has revealed his bowel cancer has now spread to his lungs. The presenter, 64, was first diagnosed with the illness in 2014 and later said it had spread to his liver and lymph nodes. He has now revealed doctors told him in April the cancer is now in his lungs. Mr … Read more
Patients ravaged by advanced bowel cancer have been thrown a lifeline – thanks to a breakthrough drug hailed by experts as a game-changer in the fight against the disease. A landmark trial found immunotherapy treatment pembrolizumab, which helps the body attack and kill cancer cells, doubled the length of time it took for the disease to … Read more
The result, in black and white on the letter, was clear: bowel cancer. It was advanced – stage four – meaning it had already spread. The chance of a cure, I knew, was small. I felt a wash of sadness, and then something else: intense anger. In fact, I was furious. This wasn’t ‘my’ bad … Read more
A common type of gut bacteria may play a role in the development of bowel cancer, research suggests. An international team of scientists have shown that a toxin released by a strain of E.coli – a dangerous bacteria usually found in the lower intestine – causes unique ‘fingerprints’ of DNA damage to the cells lining the … Read more