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Last year, Bowel Research UK encouraged researchers to involve patients in shaping more than 18 bowel cancer and bowel disease research studies.
If you're a researcher who wants to make sure patient voices are heard throughout your study, find out more: https://ow.ly/255R50XHpXt
This month, Simply Knitting is encouraging readers to knit in the name of research. Their readers can on a copyright-free knitting project, sell it, and donate some of the sales to research into bowel cancer & other bowel diseases.
📷 by Simply Knitting.
Microscopic colitis is a rarer form of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the colon and rectum. It can only be diagnosed using a microscope as it doesn't show up in a colonoscopy or a calprotectin poo test.
Read more about this condition: ow.ly/vK5250YI9Ye
#MicroscopicColitisAwarenessWeek
From everyone at Bowel Research UK, a huge GOOD LUCK to all our lovely supporters who are taking part in the Brighton Marathon and the London Landmarks Half this weekend!
We're so grateful to each and every one of you! 🥇
#Fundraising #BowelCancer #BowelDisease
This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, we are working with medical technology company Odin Vision so patients can help shape research into the use of artificial intelligence in colonoscopies:
bowelresearchuk.org/latest-news/the-blossomi...
We are delighted to announce that Kathryn Pretzel-Shiels has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bowel Research UK. Read more about her appointment: bowelresearchuk.org/latest-news/bowel-resear...
Jenna was living with the pain of slow transit constipation for eight years before she had life-changing surgery. Read Jenna's story about how things have turned around for her: bowelresearchuk.org/stories/raising-awarenes...
#stoma #constipation
This World Health Day, we're celebrating the progress our scientists have made towards more effective treatments. The area around cancer cells is key to how cancers grow/become treatment resistant. scientists at University of Oxford can now predict the tumour environment: https://ow.ly/wlb150Yygpa
This month, we're working with Guts Charity UK to raise awareness of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
IBS is a common bowel disorder that affects up to 20% of the UK population. And it’s twice as common in women than in men.
Read more: https://ow.ly/OI3q50YxXoH
#IBS #BowelDisease #ExclusionDiet
Bowel cancer cells don't grow alone. They're surrounded/supported by other cells. Understanding how these different cells interact as tumours develop could give us vital information for treatments: bowelresearchuk.org/research-hub/identificat...
Bowel cancer survival rates are much higher the earlier the disease is diagnosed, so familiarise yourself with the symptoms 👇
If you experience any of these symptoms for 3 or more weeks, speak to your GP as soon as possible. Early diagnosis saves lives.
#BowelCancer #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth
📣 Only until 10th April - write or update your will for FREE through our Octopus Legacy partnership.
After her second bowel cancer diagnosis, Sam used Octopus Legacy to write her will and to leave a gift to Bowel Research UK.
Claim your free will online (up to £150): https://ow.ly/icpc50XjBCh
Being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis can be stressful, particularly in the first year. We don't know what causes this stress or what helps people cope with it.
Work by Jacqueline Black (funded by Bowel Research UK) was presented at the ECCO conference this Feb : https://ow.ly/QtcA50Yq7Af
We're incredibly sad to hear that Mel Schilling has died. We're keeping her family and loved ones in our thoughts at this difficult time. Mel died at just 54 years old, two years after she was diagnosed with bowel cancer. We desperately need more research to save lives. Donate now: ow.ly/2HYt50Yz0pz
Alice began feeling unwell at 14. At 18, her health collapsed. She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and had developed a toxic megacolon. She had emergency surgery and now lives with a stoma. Over time, she was also diagnosed with psoriasis and several other inflammatory conditions.
Did you know around 1/4 of people living with an autoimmune condition will have more than one?
Read Alice's story: bowelresearchuk.org/stories/healing-is-not-l...
"I do believe it's good that I know I have Lynch syndrome because, without this screening, my duodenal cancer would have been missed or picked up much later..." Sam told us.
#LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay
When Sam tells people she has lynch syndrome, people often ask how she manages to get out of bed each morning. But because Sam knows she is at greater risk of cancer, she has regular screening to detect any new cancer early.
Sam's blog: https://ow.ly/snPK50YwfVt
#LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay
Read more about the Pseudo Obstruction Research Trust (P.O.R.T) and CIPO/PIPO: https://ow.ly/fVQZ50YwxWM
#CIPO #PIPO #CIPOAwarenessDay #supPORTthecause #BowelDisease
The Pseudo Obstruction Research Trust (P.O.R.T) was created in memory of Emily Jasmine, who passed away at the age of 2 from complications of PIPO.
We're proud to support P.O.R.T today, on the first CIPO/PIPO awareness day, which would have been Emily's birthday.
Read more about inflammatory bowel disease and how research can help patients enjoy a better quality of life: bowelresearchuk.org/about-bowels...
#IBD #AutoimmuneAwareness #BowelDisease #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis
Did you know? Inflammatory bowel disease is an autoimmune condition. See how the immune system mistakenly attacks the bowel and causes this disease.👇
Sasha is running this year's London Marathon on Sunday 26th April in support of Bowel Research UK. Here she is in conversation with her employer (moneyweb Ltd), talking about preparing for the big day. 🏃
Support Sasha: https://ow.ly/7LVU50YsRkG
📹Shared by Moneyweb Ltd
Join the PaRT network to find out how you can get involved in research: bowelresearchuk.org/our-research...
At Bowel Research UK, we believe it's also vital that those who benefit from research and improved care understand what our researchers do and why. We strive to do this through communication channels, including our Patient and Public Involvement network (PaRT).
A recent report has revealed most of the public "think scientists make a valuable contribution to society". It highlights how important it is for researchers to have a strong relationship with the public and for people to understand/feel informed about science.
https://ow.ly/z5c950YrPfx
We're here to end bowel cancer and bowel diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease. By collaborating across different autoimmune conditions through Connect Immune Research, we can transform lives faster than working in isolation.
Collaboration equals faster discoveries and better awareness. 🤝
Bowel Research UK is part of Connect Immune Research, a growing partnership of 16 organisations working together. Our shared aim is to understand how different autoimmune conditions are linked and raise awareness of this. 📣
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TzRx50YrJ6n
We'd also like to say a huge thank you to all our dedicated researchers for everything you do for the bowel cancer and bowel disease community. 🙏
