17 h. ago Patients with advanced skin cancer to test a new vaccine in NHS drive

The programme has already given thousands of patients better access to a personalised vaccine for bowel cancer.

Science

41 h. ago Paul was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 39... the only sign was a problem millions suffer from every day

Now he's receiving pioneering NHS treatment that has spared him from surgery altogether.

Science

3 d. ago ‘Space junk’: huge astronaut statue coming to Perth park is one giant leap too far for many

Council criticised over plan to replace beloved public artwork with 7-metre tall effigy of spaceman created by a former Wall Street traderGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe City of Perth is under increasing pressure to drop its plans to replace one of the city’s most beloved public artworks with a 7-metre tall effigy of an astronaut, which as been derided as a piece of “factory-produced space junk”.Until four years ago, Ore Obelisk, affectionately known as The Kebab by the people of Perth, stood in the heritage-listed Stirling Gardens in the heart of the city. The 15-metre work made from local geological minerals, created by the architect, artist and Perth’s first city planner, Paul Ritter, was erected in 1971 to celebrate Western Australia’s population reaching one million, and was one of the city’s first public artworks.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Technology

5 d. ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in my 20s... doctors wouldn't listen until I told a lie

An Arkansas cafe worker claims that she 'nearly died' after her bowel cancer symptoms were repeatedly dismissed by doctors and diagnosed as IBS.

Science

7 d. ago Dame Deborah James's siblings open up about their grief 3 years on from their sister's death from bowel cancer

Dame James was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer at the age of 35. Three years after she died in 2022, her siblings laid bare their personal grief at losing their much-loved sister.

Events

7 d. ago FTSE set for another dismal day after Asian stocks rout sees Hang Seng suffer biggest fall since 2008

The first wave of retaliatory tariffs means global markets remain in turmoil

Politics

9 d. ago The one type of food young people should eat to reduce their risk of bowel cancer

Research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown bowel cancer is increasing in younger adults, with one in every 20 bowel cancer cases happening in people under 50

Events

9 d. ago I was struck down by bowel cancer at just 44. I'm convinced that my life

Was it possible, just maybe, that eating these processed meats in my otherwise healthy diet may have caused my bowel cancer?

Politics

1 week ago Trump's 'Liberation Day' explained – what he wants, who will suffer most and UK hopes

While Liberation Day to many countries around the world tends to relate to being freed from colonial rule, or perhaps the end of occupation, Donald Trump has used the term on a number of occasions

Politics

1 week ago February US job openings slip to 7.6M, consistent with a healthy but decelerating job market

Employers posted 7.6 million job openings in February, a sign that that the job market is slowing but remains healthy

Society

1 week ago One surprising bowel cancer symptom can be easily overlooked as common feeling

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.

Science

2 w. ago Scotland to lead new £5.5m international cancer 'supergroup'

Cancer Research UK and partners today committed £5.5m to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer.

Economics

2 w. ago Queen’s team part of £5.5m research project to transform bowel cancer care

The project will bring together more than 40 research experts to find better treatments for the disease.

Politics

3 w. ago Man diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer had one 'everyday problem'

Shawn Michael, 48, from Springfield Missouri, in the United State, has been given the tragic news that he had stage four bowel cancer which has spread to other organs.

Science

3 w. ago Bowel cancer: London teacher urges people to know the symptoms

Bowel cancer: London teacher urges people to know the symptoms  BBC.com

Science

3 w. ago Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi has expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council for having to suffer for so long and worry every day about being killed

Politics

3 w. ago Millions of motorists 'refuse' to sign up to new drivers licence changes

A mobile driver’s licence will be one of the first digital documents which will be stored in a new government app

Transport

4 w. ago Three popular foods eaten every day may cut bowel cancer risk

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK with 44,000 people diagnosed with the disease every year

Events