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Animation description: Screening programs aim to identify individuals with cancers at an earlier stage and allow for treatment before growth and spread has occurred. It also allows for detection of pre-cancerous growths such as polyps before the cancer has even developed. Several screening techniques for colon cancer have been used.
As cancers grow they may bleed. Small amounts of blood are not necessarily visible within the stool. Testing stool samples for occult blood may indicate the presence of a cancer within the colon. Several trials have shown benefit from the use of this test as a screening tool.
This test should be part of a regular exam however it will only detect cancers within the reach of the examining finger [cancers of the mid and lower rectum]
Modern scopes have had several improvements. They are thinner and more flexible with better fibre optics allowing sharper images. In addition the instruments allow the use of additional devices for a variety of functions such as snares for polypectomies, forceps for biopsies and other injection devices.
Flexible sigmoidoscopes are 60 cm long and are able to detect about 65% of all polyps. Upon the discovery of an adenoma, a colonoscopy is usually required to evaluate the proximal bowel.
Case control studies have shown benefit in terms of reduced colon cancer mortality and incidence however they only evaluate the distal end of the colon.
A colonoscopy is the gold standard in terms of screening. A scope enters the rectum and is extended through the entire colon.
This test will identify almost all cancers and most pre-malignant polyps. It also allows for the removal of smaller growths. This test only has to be repeated every 5-10 years if no polyps are present.
Virtual colonoscopy is a new technique that uses computed tomographic or magnetic resonance images to produce computer-generated images of the colon.
Patients still require bowel prep and have air insufflated into their colons. In experienced hands, this test is as good as colonoscopy in detecting cancers and larger polyps.

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In this video Dr O'Donovan explains 6 potential signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, including unexplained significant weight loss, blood in the poo, a mass in the abdomen, rectum or anus, a change in bowel habit and more.

It's important to know that many people with these symptoms don't have bowel cancer. Other health problems can cause similar symptoms. But if you have any of these, or if things just don't feel right, go to see your GP.

Knowing the symptoms and acting on them as quickly as possible could mean that if you do have bowel cancer, it may be diagnosed earlier when it's much easier to treat. People whose cancer is diagnosed at an early stage have a much higher chance of successful treatment than those whose cancer has become more widespread.

Also please don't be embarrassed and don't ignore any symptoms. Doctors are used to seeing lots of people with bowel problems and it is something we deal with all of the time. We will do our very best to help you get the right tests and investigations you need if these are indicated.

LINKS AND REFERENCES:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/....bowel-cancer/symptom

Link to symptom diary: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.....uk/about-bowel-cance

Bowel cancer symptoms: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.....uk/about-bowel-cance

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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer around the World.
Surgical removal of the cancer is an essential component of treatment and therefore understanding the different types of operations we can perform for tumours in different locations of the colon and rectum is vitally important for Medical students, Nurses and Doctors.

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It took losing her mother to colon cancer to prompt Alyson Smith to talk to a doctor about her symptoms. She shares her emotional story of colon cancer diagnosis and survival.

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