Dr Mary O'Reilly Oncology Registrar completing a PHD in early onset Colorectal Cancer
In Ireland, around 2,562 people each year develop bowel cancer, also known as colon, rectal or colorectal cancer.
1 in 10 diagnoses of colorectal cancer in Ireland is to someone aged under 50.
Have #NoRegrets and go to your GP if you notice any changes in your body.
Bowel cancer- Signs and Symptoms
• Blood in, or on, the poo
• A change in normal bowel habits for no obvious reason, lasting longer than six weeks.
• Unexplained weight loss.
• Pain in the abdomen or rectum (back passage).
• A feeling of not having emptied your bowel properly after a poo
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