Tuesday 7th May 2013

BBC Radio Devon features survey results from Bowel Cancer West

The charity polled 1,000 Westcountry based adults and found that a staggering 93% say their awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer are, at best, ‘average’ – and 40% confessed their knowledge was ‘poor’. More than half (52%) of adults in the region simply ‘don’t know’ if they are even eligible for the national screening programme.

Listen in to find out more on 95.7 FM.

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