Male bowel cancer on the increase, says Cancer Research

A cancer Research in the UK study has said that, the rate in Bowel cancer for men has increase by 29% over the last 35 years as against just 6% for women.

The good news however is that, bowel cancer survival rates are improving with half of all patients living for at least 10 years after being diagnosed.

It is not yet known why there should be such a large difference in the increase in rates between men and women.

Rising rates of bowel cancer may be linked to obesity and diets high in red and processed meat and low in fibre, as well as the increasing age of the population.

It is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK after lung cancer.

The age group with the biggest rise is those in their 60s and 70s, who experience 23,000 new cases yearly the report said.

If we eat healthy now, at our 60s and 70s, we would have less chance of having to deal with this. 

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