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Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust was founded to:Create awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 30 in Dorset and the UKTo support bowel cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist equipment and financial aidTo fund specialist nurses in Dorset County Hospital, specifically in the Colorectal DepartmentDucks and Drakes Cancer Trust is based in Dorset and was founded by Andrew Drake and his family following the bowel cancer diagnosis of Andrew aged 24.Every 30 minutes someone dies from bowel cancer in the UK - over 16,000 each yearIf diagnosed early, over 90% of bowel cancer cases can be treated successfullyAround one in 17 people will get bowel cancerIt affects men and women almost equallyThe number of cases of bowel cancer in younger people is increasing rapidly, particularly in the under-30s which has increased by 120% in the last decade.Please help us support young bowel cancer patients and help create more awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.
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