Walk the hills with Jack
Scotland’s Munro hunter and outdoor enthusiast Jack Campbell is encouraging you to join Bowel Cancer UK’s Walk Together this summer and help fund their vital research and lifesaving work.
This year, Bowel Cancer UK is celebrating its 30th anniversary and hopes you will organise a special five mile sponsored walk in your local area.
It’s an opportunity to bring people together so that they can show their support for those undergoing treatment, remember loved ones and raise funds to help stop bowel cancer.
There are national Walk Together events happening in Edinburgh, Belfast and London on the same day at the same time – Saturday 23 September 2017 at 11am.
If you can’t make one of these organised walks, you can organise your own Walk Together event somewhere special in your local area. If you are doing your own event, the charity would encourage you to do it anytime from July to September, or any time of year that might suit you.
Jack Campbell, who appeared on Channel 4’ s Eden and has climbed all 282 Munros ( mountains over 3,000 feet) in Scotland, said: “Bowel Cancer UK is a charity close to my heart as my dad was diagnosed with the disease, but thankfully he’s fully recovered now.
“That’s why me and my dad are joining the charity this September to Walk Together in Edinburgh.”
Bowel cancer is Scotland’s second biggest cancer killer, and yet it is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early.
Nearly everyone diagnosed at the earliest stage will survive bowel cancer.
Sign up to receive a fundraising pack with everything you need to hold your own memorable walk or to join us for a national Walk Together event on Saturday 23 September. Visit: bowelcanceruk. org. uk/ walktogether.
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer, affecting both men and women. Every 15 minutes in the UK someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer. That’s over 41,000 people every year.
It is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early. Nearly everyone diagnosed at the earliest stage will survive bowel cancer. However, this drops significantly as the disease develops. Early diagnosis really does save lives. Symptoms of bowel cancer include:
Bleeding from your bottom and/ or blood in your poo
A change in bowel habit lasting three weeks or more Extreme tiredness for no obvious reason Unexplained weight loss A pain or lump in your tummy Most people with these symptoms don’t have bowel cancer. Other health problems can cause similar symptoms. But if you have one or more of these, or if things just don’t feel right, go to see your GP.