It’s quite frankly terrifying.If you’re a woman you’ll be more aware of the process than men, with the first invite for a smear test arriving when you’re 25.. That's one million missed chances.I've been lucky enough to have treatment during the Covid pandemic but too many people haven'tWhy are they so important? They pick up the very earliest warning signs that you might be at risk of cancer.
But caught late, like mine was, and you probably won’t be so lucky. The chance of living five years after being told you have stage 4 bowel cancer is about eight per cent. I was 35 when I was diagnosed, I don’t want other families to face what my kids are - growing up without their mum.I've said it before, I've dressed as a poo, check your number twos for the signs of bowel cancer - it could save your lifeWe called on the Government to lower the bowel cancer screening age from 60 to 50. They listened and are in the process of rolling out a new test to make it possible.Knowledge is power, and in this case it could save your life.
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