Bowel Matters is a charitable not-for-profit organisation delivering support for people affected by bowel cancer. Bowel Matters operate the following online support groups on Facebook:
- Bowel Cancer Support Group UK
- Stomates UK – Bowel Cancer Stoma Support Group
- Bowel Cancer Support Group Palliative Only
- Bowel Cancer Palliative Carers
Bowel Matters is also active in supporting people affected by bowel cancer to become patient advocates. This is co-ordinated through our group:
Patient Advocates UK Network – Bowel Cancer
Bowel Cancer Support Group UK was set up in March 2020 in response to the increasing risk that COVID-19 would have an impact on Face-to-Face bowel cancer support groups.
Bowel Cancer Support Group UK is an online support group for people in the UK affected by bowel cancer including those:
- Diagnosed with bowel cancer
- Being treated for bowel cancer
- Bowel cancer survivors
- Living with bowel cancer
- Family or carers of those diagnosed with bowel cancer
Bowel cancer includes a range of cancers affecting the colon and the rectum. They can also be known as Colorectal Cancer. There are also rarer cancers of the small bowel.
Bowel Matters is a charitable organisation with a board of Trustees. This board provides governance and oversight for all of the activities including the online support groups.
Each support group is managed and moderated by a volunteer admin team drawn from the membership.
Membership is restricted to the United Kingdom to ensure that information, discussion and support is directly relevant to people within that geography.
Bowel Cancer Support Group UK founded 5th March 2020 by Stephen Rowley
Bowel Matters – founded December 2024
Constitution
Approved as a charity by the Charities Commission 3rd March 2025
Charity Number 1212379
Safeguarding Policy (PDF)