Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust was founded to:
Create awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 30 in Dorset and the UK
To support bowel cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist equipment and financial aid
To fund specialist nurses in Dorset County Hospital, specifically in the Colorectal Department
Ducks 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 year
If diagnosed early, over 90% of bowel cancer cases can be treated successfully
Around one in 17 people will get bowel cancer
It affects men and women almost equally
The 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.
