"From the moment Nathaniel Dye was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2023, he had an overwhelming desire to raise awareness of the disease. He raised more than 37,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support through challenges including walking from Land's End to John o' Groats and running the London Marathon while playing the trombone, in the hope of improving cancer screening in the capital."
"He said his concerns were dismissed when he first sought medical help, and that his cancer was terminal by the time he was diagnosed - which is why campaigning to improve cancer screening was so important to him. "I had this real intense desire to raise awareness of the symptoms of cancer so that people wouldn't end up like me, which is with a really horrible prognosis," he said."
"North-west London has the lowest bowel cancer screening uptake in England at 59% compared with 70% across the country. Routine bowel cancer screening currently begins at the age of 54, but this will be lowered to 50 in April. More than nine in 10 people survive bowel cancer when diagnosed at the earliest stage. Gemma Peters, chief executive at Macmillan Cancer Support, said Dye was "driven to improve things for other people"."
Nathaniel Dye was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2023 and focused on raising awareness and funds. He raised more than £37,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support through challenges including walking from Land's End to John o' Groats and running the London Marathon while playing the trombone. The 40-year-old music teacher died on 29 January after the cancer spread to his liver, lungs and brain. Concerns were dismissed when medical help was first sought and the disease was terminal by diagnosis. North-west London has the lowest bowel screening uptake at 59% versus 70% nationally. Routine screening will be lowered from 54 to 50 in April. More than nine in ten people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage. Macmillan highlighted unequal cancer care in deprived areas and communities with high ethnic minority populations.
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