In this April 2026 news roundup episode, Steve Bland and Femi Odewale explore Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and the story of Joel, whose cancer was discovered after returning a bowel screening kit. Joel's encouraging others to do the same, as is Olympian Iwan Thomas. Former 400m runner Iwan says "please don't die of ignorance" after being diagnosed with cancerous cells in his bowel after initially ignoring the routine tests.On bowel cancer, we also hear about the Bowelbabe Fund hitting the magical £20m mark, almost four years after the death of Bowelbabe herself, Dame Deborah James.But that's not all. We also talk women's rugby and the BIG PINk WEEKEND and a potentially life-saving blood test that could detect pancreatic cancer.

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