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Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, after breast, prostate and lung cancers. Over 41,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK. Whilst more than nine out of ten new cases (94%) are diagnosed in people over the age of 50 bowel cancer can affect any age. More than 2,400 new cases are diagnosed each year in people under the age of 50, and 1 in 14 men (7%) and 1 in 19 women (5%) will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime.
You can find out more at https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/