By Jane Corscadden & Joseph Wilkes As Bowel Cancer Awareness Month takes place, a public health agency is urging people to stay vigilant about bowel cancer symptoms – one of the most common cancers both men and women can contract. There’s a sobering statistic that suggests 1 in 20 folk may end up developing the disease at some point. Reiterating the two chief measures to combat bowel cancer, health chiefs are recommending getting checked out when you register symptoms, and participating in screening if you’re eligible. Bowel cancer screening programmes, aimed at the 60-74 age bracket, particul…