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Bowel Cancer UK News

The National Bowel Cancer Audit results

Today findings from the annual National Bowel Cancer Audit have been published. The audit, which aims to improve patient care, measures and compares the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of over 30,000 bowel cancer patients across England and Wales. This report suggests changes to improve care for people with the disease in the future.

We appoint new Chief Executive

We’re delighted to announce we have appointed Genevieve Edwards as our new Chief Executive. Genevieve joins us from the MS Society where she is Executive Director of External Affairs. She will take up her new post in February 2020.

Change of surveillance guidance for people who have an increased risk of bowel cancer

The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the UK Cancer Genetics Group have updated their guidelines to consider the care of people who have a higher risk of bowel cancer, published in GUT journal.