Three week warning to people with four 'red flag' symptoms

, with approximately 43,000 new cases reported annually, according to Cancer Research UK. A recent study identified four "red flag" symptoms of bowel cancer, which can be observed in patients under 50, months prior to diagnosis, as reported by the Express.

The study found that having just one of these symptoms almost doubled the risk of bowel cancer. Those who had two symptoms were more than three and a half times at risk; and having three or more symptoms increased the risk by more than six and a half times.Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis believe these warning signs may aid in earlier detection and diagnosis among younger adults.

"It's also crucial to spread awareness among primary care doctors, gastroenterologists and emergency medicine doctors. To date, many early-onset colorectal cancers are detected in emergency rooms, and there often are significant diagnostic delays with this cancer." Lead author of the study, Cassandra Fritz, explained: "It usually takes about three months to get a diagnosis from the time a person first goes to the doctor with one or more of the red flag signs and symptoms we've identified. But in this analysis, we found that some young adults had symptoms for up to two years prior to their diagnoses."

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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