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Initial reaction to the invitation for screening

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• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 24 >> Says that screening might prevent disease and save life.

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 >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 09 >> She thought the invitation to be screened was 'just another check-up'.

She was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2002 and in 2004. The results of both the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) tests were normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 05 >> When he received the invitation he wasn't surprised because he had read about the programme.

Invited to be screened in 2001, when aged 62, and again in 2005, when aged 66. The results of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) tests were both normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Declined FOBt >> Interview 06 >> When she read about possible investigations she put the letter in the waste paper bin.

Has been invited to be screened for bowel cancer twice, but has not done the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test mainly because she is afraid of having further investigations.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 07 >> Screening reassured her because she had had bowel cancer long ago.

Was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2001, when aged 67. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 01 >> At first he was sceptical about screening for bowel cancer.

Invited for screening in 2001 when aged 62. The first Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test suggested there might be a problem, so test repeated. He had a colonoscopy, was diagnosed with bowel cancer, had surgery and a temporary ileostomy.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with cancer >> Interview 01 >> He was still sceptical about screening when he was asked to repeat the test.

Invited for screening in 2001 when aged 62. The first Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test suggested there might be a problem, so test repeated. He had a colonoscopy, was diagnosed with bowel cancer, had surgery and a temporary ileostomy.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt unclear, then normal >> Interview 17 >> She was pleased to have been invited to be screened.

Invited for screening in 2002 when aged 70. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was unclear, so she had to repeat the test, which was normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 27 >> Wondered why she had been 'selected' for screening.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer three times, between 2000 and 2005. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test has been normal each time.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> Diagnosed with polyps >> Interview 22 >> The letter of invitation shocked him because he was not used to preventive health care.

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 >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 27 >> She was impressed by the screening programme but felt a bit embarrassed about taking part.

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer three times, between 2000 and 2005. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test has been normal each time.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt with normal result >> Interview 13 >> She ignored the invitation at first because she thought the whole idea “disgusting”.

When she was first invited to be screened for bowel cancer she declined, but later, in 2006, when aged 58, she decided to do the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test. The result was normal.

• Cancer >> Bowel screening >> FOBt unclear, then normal >> Interview 08 >> At first she was anxious because she had arthritis. She also thought that screening might be “smelly” and “horrible” and she worried about those worki

Screened in 2001, aged 65. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was normal. The result of another test in 2004 was unclear, so she repeated it, after following a special diet. The result was normal.