SARA Byrne has had three major surgeries to bring her inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) under control, but she has reason to be hopeful.

A groundbreaking way of getting stubborn cancer cells to respond to treatment has taken a major step with the commencement of clinical trials.

THE Department of Health has shelved the first stage in a plan to introduce a national screening programme that would save lives from bowel cancer, a medical expert spearheading the project has claimed.