Actor James Van Der Beek told People yesterday that he’s been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, usually called colon cancer in the UK.“There’s reason for optimism, and I’m feeling good,” he shared with the publication ― indeed Cancer Research UK says “bowel cancer survival has more than doubled in the last 50 years in the UK.”They add that more than 90% of people diagnosed with bowel cancer at its earliest stage survive the disease for five years or more compared to roughly 10% among those diagnosed in the latest stages. So it makes sense that we should all keep an eye out for symptoms ― but what exactly does bowel cancer look and feel like, and how can we check for it?The symptoms can be confused for other things<