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297 Results found for "Colonoscopy"
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Jade Evans, Wrexham
...she had a number of different conditions including gastroenteritis, gallstones and ulcerative colitis. Her GP referred her to the hospital for a colonoscopy which later revealed she had a tumour at the join of her large and small bowel. She was diagnosed with bowel cancer on 13 December 2018. Soon...
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Jon Walmsley, Hull
...teenager, and skin cancer diagnosis (basal cell carcinoma) in 2016. He was extremely supportive and referred me via FastTrack for further tests and a colonoscopy. A large lesion was discovered during the colonoscopy and I was told it was more than likely a malignant tumour, but, I had the long and...
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Minister announced roll out of new screening test in England this Autumn
...presence of blood. The ‘sensitivity level’ for the test is the concentration of blood in a poo sample at which people will be referred for prospective colonoscopy. How sensitive the test is to blood in poo can be adjusted to determine the number of people who should go on for further cancer testing...
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We did it! Bowel cancer screening age to be lowered to 50 in England and Wales
...in poo can be adjusted to be more or less accurate. Adjusting the sensitivity threshold determines the number of people who will be referred for colonoscopy. The lower the threshold, the more sensitive the test is to blood. However, this also means more people who have traces of blood in their poo...
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Tens of thousands of patients in England waiting longer than six weeks for bowel cancer tests
...the waiting list for investigations in February 2021, nearly half (49% or 45,173 people) were waiting more than six weeks for an endoscopy test (colonoscopy or flexi-sigmoidoscopy), with almost a third of the total (31% or 28,856 people) waiting more than 13 weeks. Many of these people waiting for...
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Nick Thomas Symonds MP tells us why he thinks bowel cancer screening is vital
...poo can be adjusted to make it a more or less accurate at detecting bowel cancer and to determine the number of people who will be referred for a colonoscopy. So, a highly sensitive FIT will require many more people to have a colonoscopy and services are already struggling to cope with current demand...
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Two in five patients in England waiting too long for bowel cancer tests
...the almost 90,000 people on the waiting list for investigations in May 2021, 41% (36,913 people) were waiting more than six weeks for an endoscopy (colonoscopy or flexi-sigmoidoscopy, which can diagnose bowel cancer), with more than a quarter of the total (26%, or 23,458 people) waiting more than 13...
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Danille Paul, Penicuik
...gastroenterologist for a possible case of Crohn's or something similar. I had my appointment in December 2019 and from there I was referred for an MRI and colonoscopy. On 25 January 2020 I had my colonoscopy and that day they advised me that they were pretty certain it was cancer. To be honest, I blanked...
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Bowel cancer patients in England struggling to receive timely diagnosis and treatment
...as possible. Of the over 93,000 people on the waiting list for investigations in December, 40% were waiting more than six weeks for an endoscopy (colonoscopy or flexi-sigmoidoscopy which can diagnose bowel cancer), with nearly a quarter of people (24%) waiting more than 13 weeks. The figures also give...
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The new NICE guideline for Lynch syndrome testing explained
...themselves. Once they have been identified these patients and their immediate family can be placed in a surveillance programme to receive regular colonoscopy, which is proven to reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 72%. NICE estimate that over 300 bowel cancers could be prevented each year...
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Bowel cancer outcomes in Wales amongst the poorest in Europe
...services for bowel cancer has now reached crisis point. We simply cannot go on as we are. “Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in Wales and colonoscopy is the gold standard procedure for diagnosing the disease early when treatment has the best chance of success, but we are not doing enough...
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WE DID IT! Wales is the first UK country to test all bowel cancer patients for Lynch syndrome
...diagnosed with bowel cancer, means family members who may also have the condition can be tested and those with the condition can benefit from regular colonoscopy. Last year the charity’s Freedom of Information results revealed that no local health board in Wales were testing all bowel cancer patients...
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Mark McClelland, Hampshire
...pain and general discomfort became severe, even when walking, so back to the GP, where only after saying I had blood in my poo was I referred for a colonoscopy. After the colonoscopy, in November, my wife and I were sat down with the doctor and specialist nurse and offered tea. Cancer alarm bells went...
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What the Government’s spending review means for our Capacity Crisis campaign
...the first half of 2019: On average, over 80% more patients each month waited more than six weeks for endoscopy tests that diagnose bowel cancer (colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy) at their hospital compared to the first half of 2018. On average, 20% more patients waited more than two weeks each...
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...another appointment because she wasn’t feeling better. A blood test revealed that she was anaemic and was prescribed iron tablets plus a referral for a colonoscopy. However a day later, her GP phoned her and suggested she go to A&E for a blood transfusion, but when she arrived at the hospital the...
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Louise McIlroy, Co Antrim
...young to have bowel cancer. Still, I went to see my GP. After taking samples I was sent to hospital (the same one I worked at) and booked in for a colonoscopy. I was told I’d have to wait several months for the test, which was incredibly tough both mentally and physically. I was still so sick that...
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NHS waiting times trends shows drastic increase in delays to bowel cancer diagnostic testing
...this means for patients and the bowel cancer workforce. Under NHS rules in England, patients should wait no more than six weeks for endoscopy tests (colonoscopy or flexi-sigmoidoscopy) that can diagnose bowel cancer; and no more than two weeks to see a specialist if they've been referred urgently by...
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Maureen Burns, Fleetwood
...history of breast cancer in my family. So when I was told that I had to go to hospital for further tests, it came as a real surprise. I went in for my colonoscopy and watched everything that was going on from a screen. I was expecting to see a polyp. Something that would be found and then gotten rid...
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Improving outcomes through patient data
...not have been possible without the ability for data to be shared and linked. For example, the main diagnostic test to identify bowel cancer is a colonoscopy. We know that this test is not 100% accurate but through the use of data we have been able to highlight where improvements could be made to better...
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Sophie Anderson, Cambridgeshire
...bloating, was passing blood and had fatigue, but it took me losing weight very suddenly and becoming incontinent before getting a diagnosis following a colonoscopy. I've also been diagnosed with Lynch syndrome and it's currently being investigated throughout my family. Six months before getting diagnosed...