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Bowel Screening

  • Overview
  • 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
  • People's Profiles
    • Colonoscopy, all normal
    • Declined FOBt
    • Diagnosed with cancer
    • Diagnosed with polyps
    • FOBt unclear, then normal
    • FOBt with normal result
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Bowel Screening

Profiles - Colonoscopy, all normal

Interview 23

A white English man, a retired soldier, married, with 2 grown up sons.

Interview 29

A white English man, a retired railway parcels supervisor, widower, with 2 children.

Interview 38

A white English woman, a retail manageress, married, with 1 child.

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