What causes bowel cancer?

However, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll get bowel cancer if you develop polyps. Some polyps regress, and some don't change. Only a few grow and eventually develop into bowel cancer over a period of several years. The main risk factors for bowel cancer are outlined below. read more

In most cases of colorectal cancer, the DNA mutations that lead to cancer are acquired during a person’s life rather than having been inherited. Certain risk factors probably play a role in causing these acquired mutations, but so far it’s not known what causes most of them. read more

The exact cause of bowel cancer is still unknown. However, research has shown several factors may make you more likely to develop it. Cancer occurs when the cells in a certain area of your body divide and multiply too rapidly. read more