By Nigel Horwood Nigel guest blogs regularly for Bowel Research UK, and is an active participant in Bowel Research UK’s People and Research Together (PART) network. When I was...
Research scientists, funded by national bowel health charity Bowel Research UK, have discovered that statins, which are commonly used to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, could also be effective as...
By Sam Alexandra Rose Sam guest blogs regularly for Bowel Research UK, sharing her experiences of bowel cancer and Lynch syndrome. Having seen these mentioned in news pieces over...
Tell us a little about where you live and work and how you became interested in medical research. I live in Mile End in East London End which is where...
By Nigel Horwood Nigel guest blogs regularly for Bowel Research UK, and is an active participant in Bowel Research UK’s People and Research Together (PART) network. Being a patient...
When did you first get involved in the work of the charity and what led you to volunteer? I first became involved in 2016 when a friend introduced me to...
By Sam Alexandra Rose Sam guest blogs regularly for Bowel Research UK, sharing her experiences of bowel cancer and Lynch syndrome. One afternoon in 2018, I found myself explaining...
By Nigel Horwood Nigel guest blogs regularly for Bowel Research UK, and is an active participant in Bowel Research UK’s People and Research Together (PART) network. There was a...
Why did you get involved in the People and Research Together (PART) process? I took early retirement in August 2016 and for the first time in many years I had...
When were you first diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome? I was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010 when I was 22. But it wasn’t until 2011 when I was having...