Lives are likely to be saved after funding was granted for a pioneering health research programme in Exeter.
The charity Bowel Cancer UK says diagnosis of people under 50 with the disease is likely to be speeded up.
The Department of Health has given money to the city's University for research, which will get underway this summer and will aim to help doctors pinpoint who is most likely to be at risk
Funding crisis causes closures
Five teenagers arrested after North Devon fire
Murder investigation underway
North Devon house fire treated as arson
One person still missing
Cornwall charity is sending aid to hurricane victims
Teams help with devastation
Huge tuna caught off Devon breaks record
What a wopper!
Devon and Cornwall Police gets another bad report
Three out of three areas 'require improvement'
