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Interview 19

Interview 19

Age at Interview: 62
Sex: Female
Background: A white British woman, an occupational therapy assistant, widow, no children.

Brief outline:Invited for screening in 2002, 2004 and 2006. The results of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) tests were all normal.

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Suggests that it is good “citizenship” to be screened because it may prevent disease and save the NHS money.
Print Were there any other factors that influenced your decision whether or not to take part? No, I think it's good citizenship to do so if you're offered these things that you should really. It will probably help others as well. You know, if nobody took part, nothing would happen would it, from it, so there would be no results for people to act on so. Oh that's very interesting you see it as good citizenship. Yes. Can you expand on that a bit more, that's really interesting. Well we're, we're offered these things and I suppose I'm a religious person and I think that God guides my life to a certain extent so when these things come to me I think I should act upon them really. In a way it's a sort of protection for me. Mm that's a really interesting point of view, I hadn't, nobody has said that to me from a sort of religious point of view. Yes. So you can see that maybe there's God acting? May be yes, I think things happen in your life for a purpose and so when something is presented to you like that you've got to make a decision on it and it's all for my good isn't it, personal good. I consider we are very blessed to have a national health service in this country but we all know it is financially stretched. With early detection of bowel disease offered in the pilot scheme and hopefully then nationally, many people may avoid what would be major surgery later with all the considerable costs this would incur. With this in mind surely to take part in the scheme is good citizenship.

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