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Man’s blocked bowel ‘explodes’ after he ate a big bowl of dumplings before doctors save him in emergency surgery The patient, 63, heard a bang coming from inside his body after a hearty dinner He felt sharp belly pain and was rushed to a hospital in Huai’an in eastern China The man had suffered from bowel … Read more
BBC newsreader George Alagiah, 64, reveals his bowel cancer has spread to his lungs and has asked his oncologist when he ‘needs to sort his affairs out’ The BBC’s George Alagiah, 64, has revealed his cancer has spread to his lungs He was first diagnosed in 2014 and it later spread to his liver and lymph … Read more
Patients ravaged by advanced bowel cancer have been thrown a lifeline – thanks to a breakthrough drug hailed by experts as a game-changer in the fight against the disease. A landmark trial found immunotherapy treatment pembrolizumab, which helps the body attack and kill cancer cells, doubled the length of time it took for the disease to … Read more
An A&E doctor who misdiagnosed an 11-year-old boy with constipation and left him to die of bowel failure is to keep her NHS job after she was hailed as a ‘competent and dedicated medical practitioner’ by regulators. Dr Aine Mullen, 35, wrongly diagnosed Stephen McElroy, from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and sent him home with … Read more
The result, in black and white on the letter, was clear: bowel cancer. It was advanced – stage four – meaning it had already spread. The chance of a cure, I knew, was small. I felt a wash of sadness, and then something else: intense anger. In fact, I was furious. This wasn’t ‘my’ bad … Read more
A common type of gut bacteria may play a role in the development of bowel cancer, research suggests. An international team of scientists have shown that a toxin released by a strain of E.coli – a dangerous bacteria usually found in the lower intestine – causes unique ‘fingerprints’ of DNA damage to the cells lining the … Read more
Dame Julie Walters has revealed she had stage three bowel cancer – but has now been given the all clear following chemotherapy. The Mamma Mia star said she thought doctors must have been mistaken when she first heard the news. She told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer just … Read more
Dame Julie Walters, 69, reveals she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer 18 months ago but now has the all-clear after surgery and chemotherapy Speaking on BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire, the actress, 69, said she thought doctors must have been mistaken when she first heard the news Two primary tumours were discovered in her large … Read more
Scientists ‘cure cancer in mice’ by injecting lung and bowel tumours with tiny toxic copper particles and super-charging the animals’ immune systems Researchers used tiny amounts of a metal which is known to be toxic to cells They injected it into tumours and boosted the immune system for a double effect When tumour cells were … Read more