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The development of bowel cancer may take between five to ten years, unfortunately early on there may be no symptoms.

As the cancer develops, symptoms may include:

• Blood in your poo/bleeding from the back passage (anus)
• Changes to your usual bowel habits (eg unusual episodes of constipation or diarrhoea, increased bowel movements)
• Increased mucus in your poo
• Tummy/rectal pain, constipation, inability to pass wind and bloating
• A lump which may be felt in your rectum or your tummy
• Weight loss
• Sickness
• Tiredness and breathlessness