14 DAY TRIAL // Judging by what one report issued by Cancer Research UK has to say, men might want to keep a closer eye on the health of their bowels.
This is because, as the report shows, cancer rates amongst men in the UK (especially those in their 60s and 70s) have risen by nearly 30 in just 35 years.
However, it seems that bowel cancer rates amongst women have only increased by about 6%.
Due to this discrepancy, specialists are having troubles pinning down the exact causes behind this impressive increase in male bowel cancer rates.
The good news is that, despite ever more men falling sick with bowel cancer, survival rates have also increased.
“The good news is that, thanks to research, we have seen huge improvements in bowel cancer survival over the last 40 years.”
“It’s this research that’s led to better drugs to treat the disease, improved surgical techniques, the use of more radiotherapy and the introduction of bowel screening to spot the disease earlier, when it is most effectively treated,” Professor Matthew Seymour says.
A poor diet, obesity, low levels of physical activity, a high intake of alcohol and smoking are all believed to make people prone to developing bowel cancer.