Following Shawn Michael's diagnosis, the Mirror explores bowel cancer symptoms, which the NHS says include constipation and frequently feeling tired for no reason ...

Carol explained: "I have had constipation and blood in my poo since I was a child, so this was normal for me, and I never ...

Pancreatic cancer can be a deadly form of the disease. It is the 10th most common form of cancer in the UK - but the fifth most deadly ...

Around 44,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year, but there are many who may have the disease ...

AT first, Karen Kennerley blamed her exhaustion on work stress – that was until doctors discovered she had stage 4 bowel ...

Carol sought advice from her GP after a bout of Covid but she never expected the devastating diagnosis she would receive ...

Despite a clear cancer screening test in 2022, these symptoms raised red flags for her doctor. Carol explained: "I have had constipation and blood in my poo since I was a child, so this was normal ...

This is called an anal fissure. Bleeding can also be caused by medicines that thin your blood. You should see your GP if you have blood in your poo and have any other symptoms. This includes tiredness ...

She was told it was nothing to worry about and that she was ‘overreacting' before discovering she had Stage 4 cancer.