Colorectal Cancer: Health Education

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Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to raise awareness of bowel cancer since 2015.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 19th December 2017

The Be Clear on Cancer Abdominal Symptoms pilot campaign aims to raise awareness of a range of abdominal symptoms that can indicate a number of cancers, including bowel, and encourages people to visit their doctor promptly. The pilot ran from 9 February until 31 March 2017 in the East and West Midlands and Public Health England (PHE) is working with NHS England on timings and location for any future activity.

In addition, PHE worked in partnership with Cancer Research UK to deliver a pilot Be Clear on Cancer campaign in the North West of England to promote uptake of bowel screening. The campaign ran from 2 January to 19 March 2017 and is currently being evaluated to assess its impact on uptake.

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