One of the two main groups of lung cancers. Includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma….

A type of lung cancer strongly associated with cigarette smoking. It spreads early and causes few initial symptoms….

An operation that connects the small bowel to a surgically created opening (stoma) in the abdomen.

A benign bowel disease that may increase the risk of bowel cancer….

The last 15–20 cm of the large bowel, which stores faeces until a bowel movement occurs….

A benign type of inflammatory bowel disease that may increase a person’s risk of developing bowel cancer.

A benign condition that causes polyps to form in the large bowel. The polyps will become cancerous if untreated.

…Steph’s confident voice began to tremble as she recalled the time she was Face of Relay with another young bowel cancer survivor. Climbing up a small hill during the candlelight ceremony, she looked down on the sea of faces lit…

Strong muscles that form a valve. The anal sphincter muscles relax when a bowel movement occurs….

A projecting growth from a surface in the body, such as the large bowel. Most polyps are benign, but they can become malignant….