DRINKING more than two alcoholic drinks a day increases the risk of bowel cancer by seven percent, a report has found. Consuming 30 grams and above of booze each day is a “convincing cause…
It found adults, especially women, supping on two or more to quench their thirst each day are "doubling" the risk of bowel cancer before the age of 50.Other "significant positive associations" with the disease, which kills around 16,000 Brits a year, included eating red meat and even being tall.Exercise and taking calcium supplements also helped cut your risk, the WCRF study found.could slash your bowel cancer risk by a fifth - but only if you're a man.
While screening is one way of ensuring early diagnosis, there are things everyone can do to reduce their risk of the deadly disease. Being aware of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, spotting any changes and checking with your GP can prove a life-saver. If you notice any of the signs, don't be embarrassed and don't ignore them. Doctors are used to seeing lots of patients with bowel problems.Bleeding from the back passage, or blood in your pooPain or a lump in your tummyTumours in the bowel typically bleed, which can cause a shortage of red blood cells, known as anaemia. It can cause tiredness and sometimes breathlessness.
But, they warn it can prove tricky for doctors to diagnose the disease, because in most cases these symptoms will be a sign of a less serious disease.
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