NHS checks for bowel cancer hit record-high thanks to Dame Deborah

NHS checks for bowel cancer hit record-high thanks to Dame Deborah Record numbers of people have come forward for bowel cancer checks thanks to lifesaving awareness raising by Dame Deborah James, the NHS said today.

Between the months of May and July, referrals for suspected lower gastro-intestinal cancers reached record levels, with over 170,500 people referred for checks during that period – up over 30,000 compared to the same period last year, and nearly 80,000 higher than the same period two years ago. NHS England