Talking to specialist practitioners about results

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Preparing for a colonoscopy >> Preparing for a colonoscopy

Preparing for a colonoscopy

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> The colonoscopy procedure and treatment >> The colonoscopy procedure and treatment

The colonoscopy procedure and treatment

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Side effects of colonoscopy >> Side effects of colonoscopy

Side effects of colonoscopy

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Getting colonoscopy results >> Getting colonoscopy results

Getting colonoscopy results

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> More treatment needed after an initial colonoscopy >> More treatment needed after an initial colonoscopy

More treatment needed after an initial colonoscopy

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer 3 times, between 2002 and 2006. The last Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test result was abnormal so she had a colonoscopy, but nothing abnormal was found in the bowel.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Interview 47 >> Specialist screening practitioner Andrea Giles explains what may happen after an abnormal FOB test result.

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Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 37 >> He felt reassured when he was given the odds of having a serious problem and told that an abnormal FOB test result might be due to many things.

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 >> Colonoscopy, all normal >> Interview 29 >> The nurse was very helpful, went through everything and told him he could have a colonoscopy the following week.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 61. His Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. Nothing abnormal was found during the procedure.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Colonoscopy, all normal >> Interview 23 >> The nurse emphasised the advantages of having a colonoscopy, but he felt he had a choice and could have decided not to have one.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 65. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal so he had a colonoscopy. Nothing abnormal was found.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 30 >> The nurse gave him an information booklet which explained that the colonoscope could perforate the bowel but that the chances of this happening are ab

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 cancer >> Interview 43 >> The nurse gave him detailed information and appeared to show genuine concern. He didn't want to hear details about the risks involved in colonoscopy.

In 2005 he had a Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test, which was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which a polyp was found. Later he had a right hemi-colectomy and the polyp, which was found to be malignant, was removed.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 45 >> She was given plenty of time think about having a colonoscopy but she decided immediately because she was afraid she might change her mind.

When screened for bowel cancer in 2005, the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy. Two polyps were removed. One was found to be malignant (cancerous). Now she is well.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 28 >> The nurse explained everything in detail and told her that she could ring her at any time if she had any other questions about the colonoscopy.

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 40 >> The nurse gave her the opportunity of talking to someone who had had a colonoscopy but she talked to two other nurses instead.

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 24 >> He was given all the relevant information, and understood that a colonoscopy is considered to be very safe.

Screened in 2001 and 2003. Results were normal. In 2005 he did another Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test. The result was unclear. Another test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which two polyps were removed. These were not malignant.

Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 36 >> She needed special blood tests before her colonoscopy because she had only one kidney and diabetes.

Screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 70. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, during which some benign polyps were removed.