National bowel cancer audit report 2015

Reports | Published: 14 Dec 2015

The number of people surviving bowel cancer following major surgery has increased significantly in recent years according to the National Bowel Cancer Audit Report 2015 which is published today by the Royal College of Surgeons and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical Audit Programme.

Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK.  Over 40,000 people are diagnosed every year and around 16,000 die as the result of bowel cancer every year.

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National bowel cancer audit report 2015