Below you will find example sentences with "bowel cancer". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Bowel Cancer in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: cancer
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25 words

Words in this phrase

bowel cancer

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • bowel can mean: A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. Less frequent word
  • cancer can mean: A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

bowel cancer also known 2× and lancashire bowel cancer screening programme 1× april is bowel cancer awareness month 1× bowel cancer can form 1× bowel cancer is the 1× bowel cancer new zealand 1× bradley said bowel cancer was new 1× breast and bowel cancer were the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bowel cancer also 2× april is bowel 1× bowel cancer can 1× bowel cancer is 1× bowel cancer new 1× dame deborah who 1×

Common sentence endings:

and deaths worldwide 2× and the rectum 1× as bowel cancer 1× biggest cancer killer 1× bowel cancer diagnosis 1× cancer bowel cancer 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

common 4× lung 4× new 3× known 3× colorectal 3× colon 3× cases 3× breast 3× year 3× zealand 2× biggest 2× killer 2×

Related phrases

breast cancer prostate cancer lung cancer cancer diagnosis cancer cells cancer research skin cancer childhood cancer cancer screening national cancer

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around cancer:

breast cancer 20× prostate cancer 20× lung cancer 20× national cancer 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

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Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

breast cancer prostate cancer lung cancer skin cancer childhood cancer national cancer

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "bowel cancer" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as bowel cancer also known, and lancashire bowel cancer screening programme, common, lung and new stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with bowel cancer

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He explained: "These are some common symptoms of colon cancer (bowel cancer). (12 words)

Bowel cancer can form anywhere in the large bowel, including the colon and the rectum. (15 words)

Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most prevalent forms in the UK. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

GP and cancer director for the trust, Dr Neil Smith said: “Bowel cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer and screening helps to find it before there are any noticeable symptoms and when it is easier to treat. (40 words)

They claimed she had suffered from stomach and bowel cancer but, while the retired nurse did have health complaints, there was nothing in her medical history to suggest she had cancer and was not terminally ill. (36 words)

Dame Deborah, who set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund and died last year at the age of 40 after suffering from bowel cancer, was named in the category of authored documentary. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Bowel Cancer New Zealand communications manager Mary Bradley said bowel cancer was New Zealand's second-biggest cancer killer.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Teams have plans to reach the community.

Bowel cancer – also known as colorectal cancer – can develop anywhere in the large bowel, which includes the colon and rectum.

Genevieve Edwards, Chief Executive at Bowel Cancer UK, said: “Although bowel cancer is more common in the over 50s, it can affect people of all ages.

In 2022, prostate cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer, and over half (51%) of all new cancer cases were for prostate, breast, lung or bowel cancer.

The latest report suggests that lung cancer, female breast cancer, and bowel cancer are responsible for a third of all cancer cases and deaths worldwide.

Bowel cancer can form anywhere in the large bowel, including the colon and the rectum.

Bowel cancer is the second biggest killer cancer after lung cancer and claims around 16,800 lives a year in the UK.

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GP and cancer director for the trust, Dr Neil Smith said: “Bowel cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer and screening helps to find it before there are any noticeable symptoms and when it is easier to treat.

Lung, breast, and bowel cancer were the three most common kinds if cancer globally, and are together responsible for a third of cancer cases and deaths worldwide.

Dame Deborah, who set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund and died last year at the age of 40 after suffering from bowel cancer, was named in the category of authored documentary.

Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most prevalent forms in the UK.

He explained: "These are some common symptoms of colon cancer (bowel cancer).

In an emotional post on Instagram last month, Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek told fans that he was living with Colorectal cancer (also known as Bowel cancer).

The money raised will go to Bowel Cancer Australia as well as to the local Mid North Coast Cancer Clinic to help purchase resources needed to support patients.

This cancer type is on the rise, but not well understood, with Deborah just 35 when she received her bowel cancer diagnosis.

Thousands of people in England with a genetic condition that raises their risk of bowel cancer by up to 80% will be given regular cancer checks.

In the 1990s, she was one of the hosts of the ITV current affairs series World in Action, reporting on cancer following her own diagnosis with bowel cancer.

Mr Benjamin’s mum Susan has been a regular user of Maggie’s since being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019 followed by liver cancer earlier this year.

They claimed she had suffered from stomach and bowel cancer but, while the retired nurse did have health complaints, there was nothing in her medical history to suggest she had cancer and was not terminally ill.

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