Deborah James' experience has raised questions about how good the UK is at spotting and treating the disease.
When you think of cancer, a glamorous mum in her mid-30s is not the first image that springs to mind.
So overall, around 4.3% of cancers diagnosed in the UK are in the under-40s, while those over 75 make up more than a third of all cancer cases.When we are young, we're less likely to attribute any ill health to cancer. Changes to our bowel movements could just be stress, blood in the toilet after we poo could be inflammatory bowel disease or haemorrhoids. Because, for most people, cancer is something that happens to our parents or grandparents.
"I don't think GPs are a problem," says Genevieve Edwards, chief executive of Bowel Cancer UK. "It [bowel cancer] is rare in younger people…. It will usually be something else." One of the most important things is diagnosing cancer at an early stage. The earlier that tumours are found, the easier they are to treat.Stage 2 cancers - are larger, but still haven't spreadStage 4 cancers - have spread to another organ in the body, creating a secondary tumour
For example, bowel cancer is more likely to be found at stage 4 in people who aren't screened than in those who are eligible for screening .
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