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• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 20 >> For three or four days before a colonoscopy he ate a low fibre diet, which included fish and mashed potatoes.

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 >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 02 >> Her low residue diet included foods such as fish, chicken, milk and eggs. She avoided foods high in fibre, such as fruit and vegetables.

Screened in 2001, when aged 58. Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test result normal. In 2003 had bowel problems, consulted her GP, who referred her to a consultant. She had a colonoscopy, with a normal result.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 30 >> He ate a small portion of white fish and white bread instead of his usual high fibre diet to prepare his bowel for the colonoscopy.

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 46 >> Describes the operation, the pain relief, and post-operative care. She got 'fantastic' care from the nurses and doctors.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, when five polyps were removed. One polyp was cancerous, so she had a left hemi-colectomy.