Improving lifestyles now could prevent 12,000 cases (26%) of bowel cancer by the year 2024 – a new report by Cancer Research UK has predicted.
Men stand to reap the greatest benefit with almost a third (31%) of male bowel cancer cases being prevented while the number of female cases could be cut by almost a fifth (18%) if they adopt healthier lifestyles. Cancer Research UK epidemiologist Professor Max Parkin has calculated that bowel cancer incidence is on course to jump from the current 36,000 cases a year to almost 46,000 a year by 2024.
