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291 Results found for "Colonoscopy"
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Manisha Sandhu, Birmingham
...advised that she would be kept in for further assessment. Over the next few days, she underwent two blood transfusions, several scans and tests and a colonoscopy. She was told that the doctors had discovered legions within her scans. In her gut, she knew it was cancer. On 21 December, Sharan was told...
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More testing is good news but we need to do more
...the age of 31 and 20 years later in 2009. It was only second time round that I was tested for Lynch syndrome, and having been diagnosed, now have a colonoscopy every two years. If I had been genetically tested after the first diagnosis and given regular surveillance screening, it might have been possible...
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How walking with friends helped me come to terms with my diagnosis
...He shares with us why he's so passionate about supporting our Walk Together fundraiser. I was 46 when I was diagnosed with bowel cancer during a colonoscopy in May 2019, and a follow-up CT scan revealed I had a stage 4 diagnosis in early June of that year. I had felt some fatigue for a short number...
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Artwork gathering funds for bowel cancer
...he ended up going into A&E and requesting a CT scan as he knew something more serious was wrong. Following the CT scan they booked him for a colonoscopy the next week, and they diagnosed the cancer on the spot. We were incredibly shocked and really upset by his diagnosis. Having a young son, we...
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Paul Kelly, Staffordshire
...returned the same morning. A few days later I was notified of a positive result. Mortified, I had a hospital appointment followed by a COVID-19 test and colonoscopy. They found a tiny polyp and removed it. So far so good, I thought. Further down my colon, what I took to be another, larger polyp turned...
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#NoButts campaign on ITV's Lorraine
...Deborah highlighted a few messages that she's received on social media: "I didn't bother seeing my GP for five months, I had an emergency CT scan and a colonoscopy where they found a tumour. Don't leave it too late", and another commented "how brilliant Alton was. Men taking note as well." One lady...
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Urgent improvements needed to diagnose and manage people with serious genetic condition
...problem. Identification is crucial so that people can take steps to reduce the chance of recurrence either through preventative surgery or regular colonoscopy, which can detect bowel cancer early when it is easier to treat and survival rates are high. Testing individuals who are diagnosed with bowel...
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Running the Nakasendo Way in Japan
...the normal medication they prescribed wasn't working. Eventually I was referred to a specialist for a 'top and tail' endoscopy. It was during the colonoscopy that they discovered my large bowel was full of polyps, and I was diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). This was a complete shock...
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Northern Ireland develops plans for Advanced Bowel Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
...encouraged me to seek medical advice. I attended an ultrasound scan in the Ulster Clinic and it showed an issue with my liver, I was advised to have a colonoscopy which was undertaken on the same day. "Being told I had cancer wasn't something I had expected and it took me a long time to process, thankfully...
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Suzie Smith, London
...start really listening to my body, but I still didn't think it was cancer. I was referred to a specialist in early September 2021 and advised to do a colonoscopy. At the same time my doctor was semi-assuring me that I'll probably just need to see a dietician. I strolled in thinking I would be strolling...
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Owlstone Medical commences 1,400 patient clinical trial for early detection of colorectal cancer
...potentially as a population screening test and as a method primary care could use to triage people more effectively to further diagnostic testing such as a colonoscopy. Detecting bowel cancer early when treatment is more effective must remain our priority so we very much look forward to seeing the...
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Cancer services in Wales continue to improve
...to breast and cervical screening. “Furthermore, timely access to diagnostic tests for bowel cancer is crucial. Yet latest waiting time figures for colonoscopy show that a third of patients in Wales are waiting more than the recommended eight weeks. This is because demand for these tests is increasing...
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Brigid & David Hopkins, Wakefield
...of his diagnosis. He too has made a good recovery and continues to be under regular surveillance, and cancer free. The follow up visits with the colonoscopy nurses are very supportive and caring. I would urge everyone who is eligible to take part in the screening programme, to make sure they complete...
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Meet some Step up for 30 first timers
...celebrating being in remission by signing up to Step up for 30: I first went to my GP in September 2019 about my ongoing bowel problems. After a colonoscopy in January 2020, I was told I had stage 3 bowel cancer. I had surgery a month later, in which they removed two tumours. I also had a temporary...
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Nimisha Sharma, Leicester
...They had found a lesion in Krunal's bowel... it was serious. We were in absolute shock and the next couple of weeks were a blur of appointments. A colonoscopy was arranged and after the procedure, Krunal and I were taken aside to a small room. All I remember was the doctor looking at us with an extremely...
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Cara Hoofe, London
...were considering a blood transfusion. A test on a stool sample discovered blood that wasn’t visible to naked eye and I was quickly referred for a colonoscopy. That was when I knew I had cancer. I had seen this before when my father had been diagnosed. From that point my diagnosis happened very quickly...
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Neil Hopkinson, Kettering
...tried our best to put a positive spin on it and saw the whole experience as an adventure. The nurse put me at ease straight away and explained the colonoscopy procedure which I had, followed by a CT scan. Unfortunately it did reveal two polyps, one was a quite large, and a very small tumour was found...
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Ben Joel Price, Downe, Greater London
...Bowel prep (very unpleasant laxative solution. The floodgates of Wonka's chocolate river are well and truly open) Blood tests, height and weight Colonoscopy and added discomfort Small polyp detected and removed Large polyp discovered lurking in the sigmoid colon. It's big! It's malignant! Nat and I...
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Peter Lovatt, Norfolk
...medical tests I had to undergo. Ballet taught me to relax and breathe through intrusive probes and needles. Apparently, I sang all the way through a colonoscopy. I do wonder what I was humming – perhaps it was the musical accompaniment to the Advanced 1 1st and 2nd set of port de bras...
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Clare's story: "I want to help make sure others don't get the news I have"
...be cancer and especially not bowel cancer. I was really lucky that at such a busy time for hospitals I was seen quickly. I had scans followed by a colonoscopy and I remember the deafening silence in the room afterwards. I knew then that it must be serious. They said I should prepare for potentially...