Researchers said 'red flag' signs could show between three months and two years before diagnosis.
Cancer Research UK estimates that approximately 43,000 new cases of bowel cancer occur each year in the UK, making it the fourth most prevalent type of cancer in the country. Recent research has uncovered four warning signs of bowel cancer that may appear in patients under the age of 50 several months before a formal diagnosis, as reported by theWith nearly 17,000 fatalities per year and 11 per cent of all new cancer cases, bowel cancer is the second most lethal form of cancer.
Senior investigator Yin Cao explained:"Colorectal cancer is not simply a disease affecting older people; we want younger adults to be aware of and act on these potentially very telling signs and symptoms - particularly because people under 50 are considered to be at low risk, and they don’t receive routine colorectal cancer screening.
Bowel cancer screening in the UK is currently offered to people aged between 60 and 74 every two years, but the programme has been gradually expanding since 2021 to include people aged 50 to 59. Dr Cao added that two symptoms in particular - rectal bleeding and iron deficiency anaemia - called for timely endoscopy and follow-up.
First study author Cassandra Fritz said:"It usually takes about three months to get a diagnosis from the time a person first goes to the doctor with one or more of the red flag signs and symptoms we’ve identified. But in this analysis, we found that some young adults had symptoms for up to two years prior to their diagnoses.
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