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- Eight out of ten Brits would rather sit
on their bowel cancer symptoms than act upon them, acccording
to recent research (UEGF IPSOS Survey 2003).
- CCC’s Infoline: a confidential telephone
information service giving advice on all aspects of bowel
cancer to patients,
carers and healthcare professionals. Call 08708 50 60 50
BOWEL CANCER: THE FACTS :-
- Bowel cancer
is the second most common cause of cancer death in
the UK
- Bowel cancer
is the third most common cancer affecting both men
and women in the UK
- Every
year over 35,000 people in this country are diagnosed
with the disease - that's someone
every 15 minutes
- Every
year nearly 16,000 people die from bowel cancer – claiming
a life every 30 minutes
- If
caught in the earlier stages bowel cancer is very
treatable
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Approximately 5% of all bowel
cancers are hereditary
- Although
90% of all people diagnosed are over 55 (average
age 70) a significant minority
are younger
- If
you have any concerns don't hesitate to call
the CCC Infoline on 08708 50 60 50
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WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR:
- Persistent change in your bowel habit
- Blood or mucus
in your stools
- Extreme tiredness without an obvious
cause
- Unexplained pain or a lump in your abdomen
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| REDUCE YOU RISK
A few simple lifestyle changes can help you reduce the
risk of developing the disease.
- Eating a healthy diet low in fat and high in fibre,
including at least five portions of fresh fruit and
vegetables a day
- Drinking plenty of fresh fluids, water
in particular
- Getting to know your bowel pattern,
so you know what’s
normal for you
- Taking up regular exercise to keep
fit and healthy
- Obesity is linked to bowel cancer:
that’s
a fact.
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Based on a Press Release
by "CCC" Dated: August 2004
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NOTE: Special Thanks to Claire Jagot at CCC Press Office
For further information on bowel cancer please
visit the CCC
website www.coloncancer.org.uk or call the CCC Infoline
on 08708 50 60 50
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