• The Birmingham Bowel Clinic is proud to support the Department of Health’s nine week national campaign starting on 30th January 2012.
• West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit releases bowel cancer figures for the local area
• The Priory Hospital's excellent patient satisfaction feedback results announced
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic coffee morning a great sucess
• GP education meetings confirmed for 2012
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic to continue to treat Police Healthcare patients
• Simon Radley wins customer care award for clinical activity
• HALO procedure for haemorrhoids discussed in hospital magazine
• Mr Tariq Ismail features in BMJ following research into erectile dysfunction following treatment for bowel cancer
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic proud to support "Charity Hurts 3- Boxing for bowel cancer" fundraising event
• BBC series "Don't Die Young" demonstrates Capsule Endoscopy investigation
• Bowel Clinic proud to support local youth group
• Mr Tariq Ismail features in "Talking Health" Magazine about bowel cancer screening test
• Mr Simon Radley talks in Sutton Coldfield press about Bowel problems
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic surgeons feature in "Talking Health" Magazine about minimally invasive HALO procedure for Haemorrhoids

West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit releases bowel cancer figures for the local area

The West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit releases bowel cancer incidence and mortality rates for the West Midlands ahead of "Be Loud Be Clear" national campaign starting on 30th January 2012.
This user friendly analysis of bowel cancer in the West Midlands, shows the incidence, survival and prevalence from the most recent data available.

Overall the figures highlight the difference between the sexes in bowel cancer in the West Midlands showing how bowel cancer is less common in women than men. Over 1,500 women are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year in the West Midlands, and 660 die from the disease. Between 2004 and 2009 over 9,200 women were diagnosed and over 4,000 died. In comparrison each year there are around 2,000 men in the West Midlands are diagnosed with bowel cancer. Around 800 men die annually of the disease each year .
Between 2004 and 2009 over 11,800 men were diagnosed and over 4,800 died.

Patterns of bowel cancer incidence and mortality rates in the West Midlands have changed between 2004 and 2009. The death rate among men has decreased significantly from 26 deaths per 100,000 population in 2004 to 21 deaths per 100,000 in 2009, whereas the female ale incidence has increased significantly, from 34 cases per 100,000 population to 40 per 100,000 in 2009.

For more information about this data, please click here to download the report from the West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit.

Tariq Ismail
13 January 2012