Bowel cancer: Symptoms include constant urge that you don’t fully empty the bowel

It is estimated that around 13 out of 100 bowel cancer cases (around 13 percent) in the UK are linked to eating these meats.

Processed meat is any meat that has been treated to preserve it and/or add flavour – for example, bacon, salami, sausages, canned meat or chicken nuggets. And a portion is about two sausages or three slices of ham.

The Government recommends that people eating more than 90g of red and processed meat a day should reduce it to 70g or less. 70g is the cooked weight. This is about the same as two sausages.

According to Cancer Research UK, eating lots of fibre reduces your risk of bowel cancer – eating too little fibre causes around 30 in 100 bowel cancer cases (around 30 percent) in the UK.