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291 Results found for "Colonoscopy"
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How coronavirus is impacting bowel cancer diagnosis and treatment
...released this month by NHS England indicated more than 6,000 people have already been told their screening test was positive, and are waiting for a colonoscopy following their appointment with a Specialist Screening Practitioner. Around 8-10% of those people are likely to be found to have bowel cancer...
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Why I had to help other young patients have a chance of an early diagnosis
...bowel cancer. It seemed to me that what was needed was something to help GPs decide when someone needed to be referred for further tests, including a colonoscopy if necessary. I thought about my own experience going to the GP, they asked me lots of questions but did I answer them accurately? Genuinely...
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Lorraine Holmes, Devon
...of my symptoms. That was on 18 February. He was very good, as he examined me and then said: “I think we need to investigate this further.” I had a colonoscopy appointment on 3 March 2019, the same day a diagnosis of bowel cancer was confirmed. The diagnosis surprised me because when I experienced symptoms...
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Nick Rimmer, Crieff
...from a nice long walk to find two letters waiting for me: one revealed that the test had come back positive and the second featured a date for a colonoscopy – Monday 25 November 2019. I must admit even though the chances of it being cancer were still minimal because I didn’t have any symptoms, thoughts...
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2018
...only felt the need to take them for about four or five days. At the time of my diagnosis, I knew very little about bowel cancer. During my first colonoscopy appointment, approximately two weeks after my initial diagnosis, a nurse said to me “The good thing about bowel cancer is that it can be treated”...
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Tasha Thor-Straten, Essex
...pain, but I put this down to over-exertion. I mentioned in passing that my mum has Ulcerative Colitis. It was due to this that my GP sent me for a colonoscopy. I remember seeing the tumour on the screen and speaking to the consultant after this procedure. After my initial terminal diagnosis, my consultant...
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Denise Cresswell
...masked the symptoms of bowel cancer. There was a lot of toing and froing to the GP, it was a scary and anxious time. He finally got referred for a colonoscopy, after the procedure we went into a side room and he was told that he had bowel cancer. I went to pieces, I was sick and left the room – the...
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Ian Walsh
...finished. Being told I had bowel cancer didn’t really affect me at first. It was a quite surreal experience seeing the tumour on the screen during my colonoscopy. The consultant afterwards was quite matter of fact going through the treatment and the surgery he was going to do the following week. In...
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Beverley holds an at home tea party to remember her mum, Lillie
...reason, she had spotted blood in her stool on just one occasion and this prompted her to go and speak with her GP and was referred for tests and a colonoscopy. On my birthday in April 2019 the results came in and mum was diagnosed with bowel cancer, this was also the day before mum's 68th Birthday...
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Bowel cancer screening paused throughout the UK as thousands wait to hear if they have cancer
...released this month by NHS England indicated more than 6,000 people have already been told their screening test was positive, and are waiting for a colonoscopy following their appointment with a Specialist Screening Practitioner. Around 8-10% of those people are likely to be found to have bowel cancer...
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Sporting stars support campaign to raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms
...serious and it would sort itself out. “It was only because some close friends nagged me to do so that I went to get myself checked. I had a colonoscopy where it was found that I had polyp growths, which if left can develop into cancer. Thankfully after surgery to have them removed I'm all clear...