Cancer is a complete twat. I can think of several other words that I would use, but for the sake of the blog, this was the most suitable. The big ugly C has taken a few members of my family away and left a huge hole in our lives as a result. I don’t know if you are aware but April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month and we are doing our little bit to raise awareness.
Anyone can get bowel cancer, cancer is not picky as to who it consumes, it will prey on any age or gender regardless. A beautiful lady named Emma from Island Living 365 was diagnosed with bowel cancer in February. She felt unwell on and off for some time and luckily she listened to her body and got herself to the doctor. She is such a brave soul. She is facing this disease head on and totally kicking ass! Pun intended.
She is an inspiration to all she really is. She is documenting her journey over on the blog so please do pop by and show her some support and wish her well. You can also follow her updates on Facebook and see how she is coping with her chemo cycles.
Look out for Emma’s hashtag – #PissOffPhyllis over on social media to join in with raising awareness for Emma and for everyone else who has or is currently fighting crappy cancer.
Did you know? ….
- Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK claiming more than 16,000 lives a year, that’s over 44 people every day.
- Every 15 minutes in the UK someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer. That’s almost 42,000 people every year. Every 30 minutes someone dies from the disease in the UK.
- Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, after breast, prostate and lung cancers.
- Bowel cancer is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early. Nearly everyone diagnosed at the earliest stage will survive bowel cancer. However, this drops significantly as the disease develops. Early diagnosis really does save lives.
Bowel Cancer Symptoms
- Bleeding from your bottom or blood in your poo.
- Extreme tiredness for no reason.
- A persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit
- A pain or lump in your tummy
- Unexplained weight loss
If you feel something just doesn’t feel quite right, then please do go and see your GP.
Thank you to Bowel Cancer UK for the facts and symptoms included in this post.
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You’re right cancer is a {insert word}. Catching it early is so important and that only happens if you listen to your body and read the signs. #MMBC
Cancer is truly awful and a lot of other words that I won’t say here.
The statistics for bowel cancer are pretty scary but after reading the posts raising awareness I know at least what to look out for x
What a really important post. Thanks so much for posting to raise awareness. I wish Emma every success in her treatment. #MMBC
Thank you for raising awareness. My nan died from bowel cancer but she did hve symptoms for a long time before she sought help.
Such an important message, lost my mum to bowel cancer so am always badgering people about the signs