Cancer

Bowel cancer is a cancer that begins in the large bowel. Depending on where the cancer starts, bowel cancer is sometimes called colon cancer or rectal cancer.

Cancer occurs when the cells in a certain area of your body divide and multiply too rapidly. This produces a lump of tissue known as a tumour.

also family history, diet, age, smoking, alcohol, obesity, inactivtiy, digestive disorders and genetic conditions are risk factors.

• blood in your stools (faeces) or bleeding from your rectum
• a change to your normal bowel habits that persists for more than three weeks, such asdiarrhoea, constipation or passing stools more frequently than usual
• abdominal pain 
• unexplained weight loss

symptoms of anaemia include:

• fatigue
• breathlessnesss

In some cases, bowel cancer can cause an obstruction in the bowel. Symptoms of a bowel obstruction include:

• a feeling of bloating, usually around the belly button
• abdominal pain
• constipation
• vomiting

• surgery
• chemotherapy 
• radiotherapy 
• biological therapy
• surgery - colostomy bag