GettinG a second opinion saved my life

Paul Finch tells ELIZABETH ARCHER how he beat advanced bowel cancer without having life-changing surgery

abdominal pain, a change in bowel habits, a lump in the stomach and unexplained tiredness or weight loss.

Although 95 per cent of cases occur in people over 50, having a family history, smoking, drinking, eating too much red or processed meat and suffering from diabetes, ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease can all increase your chances of developing bowel cancer earlier.

Research from Beating Bowel Cancer reveals that men are 35 per cent more likely to be