Lower National Bowel Screening age for England and Wales - Sign the Petition! https://chng.it/DdFSrDB7 via @UKChange
#petition #cancer #bowelcancer #screening

One of the best presenters ever for BBC news has died. #GeorgeAlagiah. #bowelcancer 💔

Hooray. Bowel cancer screening results OK 🎉 . I remember from the last time the same way they word iit is "...no further investigation required at this time" .
*at this time*
That wording.plants seeds 🌱 of doubt as if "...we'll get you next time..." ⏰ ☠️
#Health #BowelCancer #Cancer #CheckYourPoo #Screening

After searching kitchen cupboards finally found a long tray foil container that did the job(by). Just placed it at the bottom of the loo and hey presto a poo catcher 💩. Was thinking of #BowelBabe sealing the padded envelope
"Check your poo"
See the brilliant documentary
Deborah James:
Bowelbabe in her own words
#Poo #StoolSample #BowelCancer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001l5q0

I'd like to share this link with you. I'm a #bowelcancer survivor, so when I was offered the chance to promote the NHS screening programme, I got involved to remind people that early diagnosis can save your life.

Bowel Cancer UK do fantastic work to support patients and friends, and of course raise awareness of this common cancer. Information is power!

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

So this happened today surgery for for bowl canver. Optimistic it when we'll, lomh Road to recover ahead.
The message here is if you are offered a screening test take the bloody thing.
#cancer #Bowelcancer #stoma

Our Times will be defined by how we reacted to Covid.

https://open.substack.com/pub/jmsmith/p/our-times-will-be-defined-by-how?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

#Covid #bowelcancer

“Eating a #plantbaseddiet rich in #vegetables, #wholegrains, #nuts and #legumes can reduce the risk of #bowelcancer in men by more than a fifth, according to research. A large study that involved 79,952 US-based men found that those who ate the largest amounts of healthy #plantbasedfoods had a 22% lower risk of bowel cancer compared with those who ate the least.” https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/29/plant-based-diet-reduce-bowel-cancer-risk-in-men-research

Luckily I stopped eating processed meats years ago (lucky me) but… Brexshit could yet find a way to be literally deadly.

“By rejecting legislation to ban these potentially dangerous nitrites the UK government is failing to keep their promise to maintain high food standards after Brexit.”
#Brexshit #BowelCancer #Nitrites

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/27/too-much-nitrite-cured-meat-brings-clear-risk-of-cancer-say-scientists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

I'm taking ham off my shopping list. I just had a look at my favourite brand & it has sodium nitrite in it. Here are the food additives & their numerical codes to watch out for on your food labels:

Potassium nitrite (249)
Sodium nitrite (250)
Sodium nitrate (251)*
Potassium nitrate (252)*

*Nitrates are relatively inert, which means they’re stable and unlikely to change and cause harm. However, bacteria in the mouth or enzymes in the body can convert them into nitrites, and these may be harmful.

French report finds link between nitrites in ham and bowel cancer. #food #health #preservatives #bowelcancer #carcinogens #diet https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2022/07/13/ham-nitrites-cancer-france/

#Cancer #BowelCancer #DeborahJames

A brave woman. Deserves our gratitude and recognition for her work raising awareness of bowel cancer symptoms, risks, treatments.

I think the current UK 'honours system' is a piece of shit debased by honours being award to lobbyists, political chums, and random scum. But that some fellow citizens deserve our public praise and recognition is true in my view. I just wish we had a more appropriate way to do that.

Meanwhile, kudos to 'Dame' Deborah James.