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I was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer last summer (Image: Humphrey Nemar/ Daily Express) Having been diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer almost a year ago the main emotion I feel is guilt. If I had paid more attention to possible symptoms of the disease my family and friends wouldn't have to be preparing for the fact that only 11 percent of people in my position survive longer than five years. My issues were compounded by the fact that I had meningitis shortly before being diagnosed with cancer , so at the time a lot of my symptoms were thought of as just being related to that.

And the simple answer to my GP's question about why doctors in the hospital treating me for meningitis did not detect that I had cancer is that NHS hospitals don't work like that. They were only looking for what they thought they would find, instead of investigating all potential issues. READ MORE: Experts explain how to poop more regularly as they say how often you should go [LATEST] Some of the symptoms I was suffering from were similar to those of meningitis (Image: Reach Plc/ Daily Express) My advice is to be less like me and to be more like the British Transport Police mantra of 'see it, say it, sorted'.



I missed these six signs but if you experience any of them you should say something to your GP. They might not be a sign that there's cancer but no matter what the issue is the sooner you say something the sooner you can be treated. Extreme tiredness/fatigue Last year while googling differ.

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