Bowel cancer statistics - UK

cs_bo_hpimage Bowel cancer statistics are presented in this section.

In 2009, 41,142 people in the UK were diagnosed with bowel cancer.
In 2010, 16,013 people in the UK died from bowel cancer.

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The latest cancer incidence statistics available for the UK are for 2009, and for mortality the latest statistics are for 2010. We are currently working to update all the incidence and mortality pages on this site. Find out why more up to date statistics are not yet available.

The latest incidence statistics for bowel cancer.

The latest mortality statistics for bowel cancer

The latest survival statistics for bowel cancer

Bowel cancer histology

The latest information on risk factors for bowel cancer

Statistics for symptoms and treatment are currently under review and will be updated in the future. In the meantime, for a summary of the usual treatment for bowel cancer, please visit our CancerHelp UK website, where we provide reliable, easy to understand patient information