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The Faecal Occult Blood test for bowel cancer :
What is the NHS bowel cancer screening programme?
The pilot and the programme since then
Initial reaction to the invitation for screening
People's views of the initial information leaflet
Why people decide to take part in screening
Why some were reluctant or did not take part
The instructions for using the FOBt kit
Doing the Faecal Occult Blood test at home
Storing the samples and posting them
Getting a 'normal' result of a FOBt by post
Getting an 'unclear' or 'abnormal' result by post

When a screening test is abnormal :
Talking to specialist practitioners about results
Preparing for a colonoscopy
The colonoscopy procedure and treatment
Side effects of colonoscopy
Getting colonoscopy results

More treatment needed after an initial colonoscopy :
More treatment needed after an initial colonoscopy

Views of the service and messages to others :
Views of the service and messages to others

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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 >> Declined FOBt >> Interview 11 >> Having seen a friend die of bowel cancer, and a brother die of a different cancer, he did not want to think about the disease; he knew that wasn't sen

He was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2005, when aged 67, but for various reasons he decided not to take part.

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