April is the Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. This disease can affect anyone regardless of their gender and age.
Some of the common symptoms of bowel cancer include:
- Bleeding from the rectum and blood in feces
- Persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit
- Sudden and unexplained weight loss
- Being easily fatigued with no obvious reason or cause
- Pain or a lump in the abdomen
(Source: www.awarenessdays.com)
Factors that might contribute to the development of bowel cancer include poor diet, smoking and consuming alcohol as well as the lack of exercise.
Global Clinical Trials has a vast expertise in conducting clinical trials in oncology and gastroenterology. We are glad to use this opportunity to spread awareness of Bowel Cancer and to aid its early diagnosis.