Topic: Bowel (colorectal) cancer

We find out how stem cells could provide clues to how bowel cancer develops.

Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time.

A world-first data report could help us understand whether cancer patients are getting the most appropriate treatments for them.

Eating 90 grams of wholegrains a day reduces the risk of bowel cancer by 17%, according to a new report.

New research by our scientists may have found a way to target a faulty cell suicide pathway in cancer.

Combining new ways to measure molecules could lead to the most accurate picture of tumours ever created. We explore the science behind the approach.

A one-off screening test can cut bowel cancer risk for at least 17 years.

Our new report looks at what GPs know about offering tamoxifen and aspirin to lower the risk of, or prevent, certain cancers.

We’re announcing the first winners of our most ambitious science funding awarding ever: The Grand Challenge

In a world first, we’ve just broadcast a colonoscopy live on TV with Channel 4 to demystify and take the fear out of this procedure.