A popular tourist destination in Cornwall was coloured pink last night in order to raise awareness around a treatable disease.
St Michael's Mount, which is linked to Marazion by a granite causeway, was lit up with pink coloured lights on Tuesday evening (May 3) in support of the #NoButts campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.
Almost 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year in the UK and more than 16,500 people die from the disease making it the UK’s second-biggest cancer killer.
According to Cancer Research UK, one in fifteen UK males and one in eighteen UK females will be diagnosed with bowel cancer in their lifetime.
The charity also state that a person’s risk of developing cancer can depend on several factors, including age, genetics, and exposure to risk factors, as well as some potentially avoidable lifestyle factors.
The campaign by Bowel Cancer UK is also being supported by media outlets such as ITV's Lorraine show.
Organisers of the show of solidarity have said this shouldn't be the case as it is treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early.
A spokesperson for St Michael's Mount said: "Nearly everyone survives bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage, but this drops significantly as the disease develops.
"Early diagnosis really does save lives."
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