Bowel cancer: The symptom that's 'worse at night' - can signal a cure is 'highly unlikely' - Express

Bowel cancer that's spread is known as advanced bowel cancer.

One telltale sign the cancer has spread to the lungs is a "cough that doesn’t go away (often worse at night)", warns Cancer Research UK.

Your risk of developing bowel (colon and rectal) cancer depends on many things including age, genetics and lifestyle factors.

Many studies have shown that eating lots of red and processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer.

It's estimated that around 13 out of 100 bowel cancer cases in the UK are linked to eating these meats

Obesity is also a cause of bowel cancer

According to Cancer Research UK, the risk of bowel cancer is higher in people who are obese compared to those who have a healthy BMI

Indeed, there is strong evidence which shows that people who are more physically active have a lower risk of bowel cancer