Bowel most cancers is the fourth most typical most cancers in the UK and results in round 16,800 deaths yearly.
Greater than 9 out of 10 circumstances of bowel most cancers develop in older adults over the age of 50, and almost six in 10 are in individuals aged 70 or older.
George Alagiah was first identified with stage 4 (superior) bowel most cancers in 2014.
By the age of 66, it had unfold to his lungs, liver, backbone and lymph nodes.
The three primary signs of bowel most cancers are having persistent blood in the stools, an ongoing change in bowel behavior (resembling needing to go extra usually or struggling the runs) and protracted decrease stomach ache, bloating or discomfort.
A loss of urge for food may happen, or any individual might endure vital, unintentional weight reduction.
A number of issues are identified to extend the threat of bowel most cancers, although they can not clarify each case.
These embody a food regimen excessive in crimson or processed meats and low in fibre, being chubby or overweight, not taking sufficient train and consuming an excessive amount of alcohol.
Being a smoker and having a household historical past of the illness also can push up the threat.
Some individuals even have an elevated threat of bowel most cancers as a result of they’ve one other long-term situation, resembling in depth ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s illness.
Bowel most cancers screening is at the moment broadly supplied to individuals aged 60 to 74 who are despatched a house stool package each two years.
These aged 75 and over can ask for a package each two years by phoning the free bowel most cancers screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.
Bowel most cancers might be very tough to deal with in its later phases.
However in the early phases, tumours can usually be eliminated by way of surgical procedure.
The principle therapies for bowel most cancers embody chemotherapy, radiotherapy and focused medication, which rely on the genetic make-up of the tumour.
One in 15 males and one in 18 ladies will probably be identified with bowel most cancers throughout their lifetime.
Knowledgeable predictions are that 53,646 circumstances of bowel most cancers (29,356 in males and 24,290 in ladies) will probably be identified in the UK in 2035.
