Every season as part of an awareness for the ​‘Know the Score’ campaign; a campaign that started in early 2011 and was formerly the Mr Brightside Project, through former Millwall, Charlton Athletic and QPR goalkeeper Nicky Johns, who lost his son Stephen at the young age of 26 through bowel cancer. The aim of the campaign was to bring together charities (which includes The Men’s Health Forum and the Professional Footballer’s Association) who all had links to the professional game, to work in partnership under the ​‘Know the Score’ banner and utilize the power of football to achieve maximum impact when raising awareness of bowel cancer signs and symptoms. Know your body! Bowel cancer can affect men and women of all ages. So get to know your body and if you notice any of the following and they last longer than three weeks, make an appointment to see your GP: 

• Bleeding from the bottom without any obvious reason
• A persistent change in bowel habit to looser or more frequent bowel movements
• A lump in your tummy or tummy pain, especially if it’s severe
• The chances are it won’t be cancer, but it’s better to play safe

As well as spotting it early, one way to help tackle bowel cancer is to do things that can reduce your risk of developing the disease. Taking these steps doesn’t definitely mean you won’t develop cancer, but it helps to stack the odds in your favour: 

• Maintain a healthy weight
• Be physically active
• Cut down on alcohol
• Be a non-smoker
• Eat a healthy, balanced diet which is high in fibre and low in red and processed meat

It’s important to: 

• Take part in bowel cancer screening when invited
• Take steps to reduce your risk of the disease
• Be aware of changes in your body and report them to a doctor

This season the promotion and fundraising is running between 12^th and 21^st April 2014. The Swindon Town FC players are set to wear the ​‘Know the Score’ t‑shirts when they play at home against Brentford on Saturday 12^th April and away to Coventry City on Good Friday — 18^th April. Make sure you look out for the players and ballboys in their t‑shirts during the warm up for Saturday’s home game. For more information on the ​‘Know the Score’ campaign, go to their website — www​.knowthescore​.org​.uk/ or alternatively check out the Know the Score info file below: 2014KTS_​Presentation