Stephen heard from experts how bowel cancer screening saves thousands of lives. He heard about a recent groundbreaking study, part-funded by Cancer Research UK, which shows that a one-off, cost-effective screening procedure called a Flexi-Scope test, could prevent a third of bowel cancers and reduce death rates by nearly half. He also met Stephanie Moore MBE, wife of England's 1966 World Cup winning captain, Bobby Moore. Stephanie founded the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK after Bobby died of bowel cancer in1992.
"Diagnosing cancers like bowel cancer early is absolutely critical as, when cancer is picked up early, it's nearly always easier to treat successfully."
Aisling Burnand, Executive Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Cancer Research UK, said:
