I'm a colorectal cancer surgeon...
and here are FIVE things you can do to reduce your risk of bowel cancer READ MORE: Top experts weigh in after shock study links meat to diabetes By Dr James Read, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Published: 08:21, 31 August 2024 | Updated: 08:21, 31 August 2024 e-mail View comments Mr James Read is a robotic and laparoscopic, consultant and general surgeon who specialises in colorectal cancer treatment at the Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital and Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital Bowel cancer has been catapulted into the spotlight in recent years. Not only have there been a number of high profile deaths — such as influencer Dame Deborah James — a series of studies have warned that the disease is hitting more and more young people. Incidences of the disease, which kills 17,000 per year in the UK, have risen by 22 per cent in the under 50s over the course of the last 30 years.
The spate of early-onset cases has led people to question if there's anything they can do to stop the disease happening in the first place. As a colorectal cancer surgeon, I can tell you the answer is, yes — plenty. In fact, it's thought that more than half of cases in the UK are preventable.
So what can you do to stop the disease, before it stops you? Here, I outline five key actions you can, and should, take now to slash your risk. Eat an apple a day..
.and spoonfuls of spinach We all know that eating fruit and veg is an essential part of a healthy diet because they.
