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Bowel Cancer Isle of Man is an Isle of Man registered charity which aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer, its symptoms and risks, and provide local support to those people in the Island affected by this terrible but preventable disease.

Latest News and Events

IOM Cancer Patient Information Pack

IOM Cancer Patient Binder 2018 – created by IOM Cancer Services User Forum and sponsored by Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association. This information pack is designed to help you keep all the information you may need about your cancer, treatment and the support services available… Read more

Travelling off Island for treatment

The Isle of Man Department of Health has made arrangements with hospitals in the UK to provide certain specialised treatments that are not available here on the Island. These hospitals are predominantly within the North West of England and have agreed to a contract to… Read more

Bowel Cancer – Age is not a factor

Every year 2,500 younger people are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK and this number is slowly increasing as more young people are engaging in lifestyle habits that increase their risk. Bowel Cancer IOM has produced a postcard sized guide to symptoms featuring Jamie… Read more

Let’s talk about Bowel Cancer

The next bowel cancer support group meeting will take place on Thursday, 28 April 2022. This is a small friendly group created in 2014 by Bowel Cancer Isle of Man to assist with post operative non-medical support for bowel cancer patients and carers. At meetings… Read more

Donation from Abacus

Bowel Cancer Isle of Man was presented with a cheque for £730 from the team at Abacus in Douglas. The money had been raised through various staff fundraising activities and salary deductions and was matched by the company as part of its corporate social responsibility… Read more

Donation from Microgaming

In December 2021 we received an email from Microgaming advising that it’s campus had voted and Bowel Cancer Isle of Man had won £1,000 raised during November. Microgaming use a token voting system similar to the one used in supermarkets. Every month three worthy causes… Read more

Donation from Nedbank Private Wealth

At the end of March Bowel Cancer Isle of Man was delighted to learn that we had once again been nominated to receive a donation from the Staff Social & Charity Committee at Nedbank Private Wealth. We are very grateful for the donation of £1,000… Read more

2022 IOM Parish Walk

This year Bowel Cancer Isle of Man has been chosen to benefit from the sponsorships of two entrants in the forthcoming Parish Walk. Nick Saunders will be fundraising in memory of his father, David, and his grandfather who both suffered from bowel cancer. If you… Read more