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bowel

[bou-uhl, boul] / ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /




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According to Bowel Cancer UK, more than 40,000 people a year are diagnosed with the disease - one in 20 of them are under 50 years old.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Bowel cancer, also called colorectal cancer, ranks among the most common cancers worldwide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Bowel Cancer UK has advice on questions to ask at appointments with specialists.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

According to Bowel Cancer UK, cases of the disease in people under 50 in Britain have increased by over 50 percent in the past 25 years.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Bowel affections are not an infrequent attendant upon hooping-cough, and always aggravate the primary disorder.

From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas




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