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The symptoms of bowel cancer can include blood in your stools or looser stools. You should see your doctor straight away if you’ve had either of these bowel symptoms for 3 weeks or more.
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If you’ve had blood in your poo or looser poo for 3 weeks, your doctor wants to know. Chances are it’s nothing to worry about, but these bowels symptoms could be signs of bowel cancer, so tell your doctor. Finding bowel cancer early makes it more treatable and could save your life.
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Other bowel cancer symptoms include; a pain or lump in your tummy, feeling more tired than usual for some time, losing weight for no obvious reason
You’re not wasting anyone’s time by getting your bowels symptoms checked out and, if it’s not serious, your mind will be put at rest. However, if it turns out to be a condition such as bowel cancer, early detection can make all the difference. Over 90% of those diagnosed with early stage bowel cancer are successfully treated. A trip to your doctor’s surgery could save your life.
The following list of possible symptoms of cancer come from the early diagnosis campaign
- - A lump somewhere on your body
- - Changes in a mole on your skin
- - A cough or hoarseness that won’t go away
- - A change in bowel habits
- - Difficulty in swallowing or continuing indigestion
- - Any abnormal bleeding
- - A sore or ulcer that won’t heal
- - Difficulty passing urine
- - Unexplained weight loss
- - Unexplained pain
- - Feeling very tired all the time
- - Skin changes
- - Unexplained night sweats
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Thanks to the University of Gloucestershire for sharing this campaign with their staff and students.
