In the UK, around 120 new cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed every day. In a year that comes to around 44,100 diagnoses. Within that, 2,600 new bowel cancer cases are in people aged 25 to 49 ...

Alarming trends show that colon—or bowel—cancer is increasing in younger people. If the rise continues, colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...