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In 2006 her Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy. Three small polyps were removed. She had a right hemi-colectomy to remove a larger polyp, which was not malignant.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 42 >> The doctor found four polyps in her bowel. Three were removed during the colonoscopy and she felt nothing.

In 2006 her Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy. Three small polyps were removed. She had a right hemi-colectomy to remove a larger polyp, which was not malignant.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 20 >> It wasn't painful when the polyps were removed and he watched it all on the screen.

Invited for screening in 2001. The result of his Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. He had a colonoscopy and polypectomy. Subsequent colonoscopies have all been normal.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 37 >> He felt a cramp but this was relieved when the doctor withdrew some of the air from the bowel.

He was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 65. After an abnormal Faecal Occult Blood test he had a colonoscopy, during which two benign polyps were removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 34 >> The nurse explained that bleeding may be due to polyps, which may be benign, and that they can be painlessly removed during a colonoscopy.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 61. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. One polyp was removed, which was found to be cancerous.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 32 >> The doctor removed two polyps during the colonoscopy. It wasn't painful.

He was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006 when aged 65. The first Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was unclear so he repeated it. This was abnormal so he had a colonoscopy. Two benign polyps were removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 22 >> He was not to eat or drink anything on the morning of the colonoscopy, during which a polyp was removed.

Invited for screening in 2006, aged 64. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was unclear so he repeated the test, which was abnormal. He had a colonoscopy, and a non-malignant polyp was removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 30 >> He had six polyps removed from the bowel. One was potentially malignant. He was fascinated to see the inside of the bowel.

Screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. Six polyps were removed. They were all benign except one, which was "potentially malignant". He will have another colonoscopy in 2007.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 18 >> The doctor explained that he had removed some polyps and had sent them to the laboratory for analysis.

Invited for screening in 2006, when aged 69. The Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. This led to a colonoscopy, a biopsy, and then another colonoscopy and the removal of benign polyps.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 42 >> When she woke up she learnt that she had to have an operation to remove a polyp. At the time they didn't know if it was benign or cancerous.

In 2006 her Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy. Three small polyps were removed. She had a right hemi-colectomy to remove a larger polyp, which was not malignant.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 35 >> Before she went home the doctor told her that she had a suspicious looking polyp and that she would need to see a surgeon.

Screened in 2003, with a normal result. In 2005 another Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. She had a colonoscopy, during which a small polyp was removed. This was followed by surgery to remove a larger cancerous polyp.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 20 >> The doctor phoned him within a few days to say that the polyps were benign (not cancerous).

Invited for screening in 2001. The result of his Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. He had a colonoscopy and polypectomy. Subsequent colonoscopies have all been normal.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 28 >> The nurse rang her with the result of the colonoscopy. The polyps that had been removed were benign (not cancerous).

She asked if she could be screened for bowel cancer. The result of a Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, during which two benign polyps were removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 31 >> The nurse phoned to say that the polyp had been benign and that he did not need to keep the hospital appointment unless he wanted to discuss his resul

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006 when aged 68. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which one benign polyp was removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 33 >> He went to see the nurse at the hospital. She told him that the polyp removed during the colonoscopy was not cancerous.

He was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which one benign polyp was removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 40 >> He felt a great sense of relief when the nurse told him that he had only benign polyps and that the biopsy was 'clear'.

She was invited to be screened for bowel cancer. A Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test in 2003 was abnormal so she repeated the test. This was also abnormal. She had a colonoscopy, during which polyps were removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 18 >> Tissue samples from his polyps were found to be benign (non-cancerous). He needed another colonoscopy so that the polyps could be removed.

Invited for screening in 2006, when aged 69. The Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. This led to a colonoscopy, a biopsy, and then another colonoscopy and the removal of benign polyps.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 18 >> Tissue samples from his polyps were found to be benign (non-cancerous). He needed another colonoscopy so that the polyps could be removed.

Invited for screening in 2006, when aged 69. The Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal. This led to a colonoscopy, a biopsy, and then another colonoscopy and the removal of benign polyps.

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