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291 Results found for "Colonoscopy"
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Bowel cancer screening narrowly misses target
...potential to detect more early stage cancers or to prevent it all together. However, implementation is already severely delayed due to the lack of colonoscopy and pathology capacity and we urge the Government to finally address this so FIT can be fully rolled out successfully and sustainably.” Find out more about bowel cancer screening Learn more about our Policy & Campaigns work Become a campaign supporter help lead the change and improve early diagnosis of bowel cancer
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Katy Bruce-Jaja, Essex
...break the news to me. I was admitted to hospital. The next day I had a PET scan and they explained that the cancer had spread to my liver. I had a colonoscopy two days later where they removed six polyps and examined the tumour. Because of its size and the risk of perforation of my intestines they...
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Maggi Blythin, Denbighshire
...cancer’. It’s not something you can ever prepare yourself for, no matter what your background. After that everything happened quickly. I had a CT scan, colonoscopy and MRI scan. I then saw the consultant in January 2017 and within two weeks I was in surgery, having a Trans Anal Resection of Tumour...
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Ending the capacity crisis
...has the potential to detect twice as many cancers and four times as many pre-cancerous adenomas. But this would have a significant impact on both colonoscopy and pathology services and as it stands, the current workforce shortage represents the single biggest barrier to delivering this world-class...
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Shaping bowel cancer research – a lay review panel member’s perspective
...before but, without doubt, that was my luckiest-ever day. I didn’t hesitate to take the test and a few days later I got a letter inviting me for a colonoscopy. Ten days later I had seven inches of my bowel removed and a month later I was back playing tennis. The consultant told me the bowel cancer...
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Meet Craig, Barbara and Patrick who are living with advanced bowel cancer
...weeks to get blood tests and results, but as soon as they were available the GP referred me to the hospital on an ‘emergency’ appointment. I had a colonoscopy, carried out by the consultant himself – something I wasn’t expecting. Because I had gas and air rather than a sedative the consultant was able...
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John Simpson, London
...nothing was detected. However, a short time after I was asked to do another screening test, which I did. I then received a letter inviting me for a colonoscopy. I quickly made an appointment, and it was during this procedure that they spotted the tumour. The test was going well, I could see my bowel...
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Why Cara Hoofe was inspired to join the Never Too Young project group
...she's so passionate about young people getting the support and information they need. Earlier this year I was back in hospital for a routine colonoscopy, I handed over the consent form 'Oh wow, you’re so young'. It wasn't the first time I'd heard this and I'm pretty sure it won't be the...
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Don't miss out on the patient day in Glasgow
...screening kit at the age of 65 after having very few symptoms. Bruce says: “It came as a shock to find out I had abnormal screening results. After a colonoscopy they found a tumour in my bowel which was confirmed as being at stage 2. “I try to always maintain a positive outlook, aided in no small way...
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Testing for Lynch syndrome – what you need to know
...polyps) to be removed and cancer to be picked up early. Doctors do not usually start screening family members under this age because the risks of the colonoscopy are greater than the chance of picking up a cancer. You might be offered other preventative measures, such as taking aspirin, making lifestyle...
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Scottish Government to invest £7.8m in endoscopy
The Scottish Government has announced £7.8m investment to tackle the backlog of patients waiting to have an endoscopy. This includes colonoscopy, the procedure used to diagnose bowel cancer as well as detect polyps, pre-cancerous growths that can develop into the disease if not removed. Due to the COVID-19...
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NHS England release new plans to rebuild after COVID-19 disruption
...endoscopy staff from other duties, separating upper and lower GI (non-aerosol-generating) procedures, and using CT colonography as a substitute for colonoscopy when it’s appropriate to do so. Expanding the capacity of surgery to meet demand Fully restarting all cancer screening programmes. The ambition...
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Dave’s scorching bowel cancer anniversary run
...secondary tumour was found on my lung and a third of my left lung was removed. I then enjoyed relatively good health until 2019 when, during a routine colonoscopy, another tumour was found on the bowel near my rectum. My surgeon recommended that I had a pan proctocolectomy - this was the removal of...
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Waiting times soar for bowel cancer diagnostic tests
...to investigate bowel cancer symptoms in July, more than double the target waiting time. At the peak in May, 67% of those referred for a colonoscopy or flexi sigmoidoscopy – procedures which examine areas of the colon - were not seen within the six-week target, which is over 62,000 people...
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Our response to the Scottish Government waiting times plan
...we welcome this announcement, we are disappointed that an investment in endoscopy workforce was not mentioned given that waiting time breaches for colonoscopy is the highest out of all the diagnostic tests. As at 30 June 2018, over 6,000 people were waiting more than six weeks for key tests than can...
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We launch our new online shop in partnership with Bath-based business blubolt
...January 2017, and weeks later spoke to her GP after having nausea, loose stools and abdominal pain, and blood in her poo. After being referred for a colonoscopy for suspected IBS, Amy had to wait a number of months for the procedure, during which time she had to visit A&E, as her pain was so bad...
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Lynn Haveron, Newtownabbey, NI
...reassured me it wasn’t cancer. I took a picture of the blood that I was seeing and showed it to a different doctor, who straight away referred me for a colonoscopy. This was when I was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer, it had spread to my pelvis. I had five weeks’ worth of chemotherapy and radiotherapy...
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Sophie Umhofer, Warwickshire
...another option or test. In the end I was referred to an inflammatory bowel disease clinic but I didn’t see them until April. I then had to wait for a colonoscopy and an MRI scan – this wasn’t until June. I thought they were going to diagnose me with Crohn’s disease, but the tumour in my bowel was so...
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Our Nurse Advisor answers your most common questions on coronavirus
...postponed or cancelled All hospitals, both NHS and private, have had to cancel all non-emergency investigations and procedures. Procedures such as colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy will only be carried out in emergency cases. Patients on surveillance programmes or waiting for diagnostic tests are...
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Bowel screening in Scotland restarts today
...two years. Screening was suspended after careful consideration of the risks, including for people asked to attend follow-up investigations, such as colonoscopy appointments, as a result of their bowel screening. As part of the wider remobilisation of the NHS, bowel screening kits will begin to be posted...