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Matt and Ali with Jane and Martyn and bowel bear BB at TSQ Brasserie

Over the next few days during bowel cancer awareness month, a small army of Stop Bowel Cancer Bears will be descending upon New York for the 2019 Gathering featuring Mike Peters and The Alarm. The first travellers from the UK arrived yesterday, and bowel bear BB went out for dinner with Ali and Matt Saunders, and Jane and Martyn Suter.

Jane and Martyn on the plane with bowel bear Millie

The idea behind the bears is to raise awareness about bowel cancer, which is the second highest cancer killer in the UK with 16,000 people dying each year. However, if diagnosed early over 90% of patients can be successfully treated. At the late stage 4 this figure falls to 7%, so early improving detection is key to improving survival rates.

All proceeds raised from sales of the bowel bears on rivers2cross.com are donated to Bowel Cancer UK in memory of my mum who died in 2016.