By 2025, bowel cancer mortality could be reduced by 60% in the
UK According to a new report, the UK Government is going to
reduce bowel cancer deaths by 60%, i.e. from 18 to 7 in 100,000
people, by 2025. Nowadays, bowel cancer is the second largest
cancer killer in the UK with an overall 5-year survival rate of
just over 50% of those who are diagnosed. Bowel Cancer UK also
aims that an additional 2,500 people with bowel cancer, per
year, live for at least 5 years after diagnosis by 2025. The
charitable organization wants to increase the proportion of
early stage diagnoses of bowel cancer and make better survival
rates of those with advanced stages of bowel cancer. CEO of
Bowel Cancer UK, Deborah Alsina, declared: ‘We want to
dramatically improve outcomes for people affected by bowel
cancer, minimizing the disease's impact and helping people lead
longer, healthier and happier lives. We have a duty to save more
lives and the proposals outlined in this report should be the
Government's absolute minimum goal. We