|
Post by suze on Jul 9, 2010 6:44:59 GMT
I was just browsing about and found this link to info about incidences of bowel cancer and screening programmes ... so you can all take steps to avoid being in my situation! This is the link the Beating Bowel Cancer's booklet called Prevent and Detect ... one of my colleagues at work has just had a diagnosis thanks to the screening programme, and we all know that bowel cancer is very treatable IF YOU CATCH IT EARLY ...
|
|
jan
Junior Member
Posts: 82
|
Post by jan on Jul 9, 2010 7:31:32 GMT
This interests me.
Due to my early diagnosis..early as in age (25), my 2 children are on the screening programme.
they were first screened at 18, then 25, they are now 27 and 28, and will get their next screening at 30.
BUT here's the crunch, my daughter lives in Hong Kong, and has been offered yearly screening, my son still here only every 5 years.
this country still has a long way to go.
|
|
|
Post by suze on Jul 9, 2010 7:42:23 GMT
I have coaxed my siblings to get screened, but I don't think you'd say they've been told a screening programme of any time scale? I'm not sure ....
my surgeon seems quite relaxed about the 5 year gap cos she reckons that's how long polyps take to develop not soemthing that needs surgery .... if you've had an internal scope ... that is what she was offering ME, and that's with a known risk ..
the secondary tumour I had on my bowel this time was growing on the outside, and the internal scope would not have shown it ..
|
|
jan
Junior Member
Posts: 82
|
Post by jan on Jul 9, 2010 8:36:29 GMT
yes it does seem to be the norm for screening every 5 years, tho' the Mac site does say in some cases more frequently.
I think it depends on age, and where and why the primary originated, polyps being one of several reasons.
Siblings should really get screened if sibling affected is under 50.
sensible really.
|
|
|
Post by Pauline on Jul 9, 2010 21:22:20 GMT
I do think it is a good idea to be screened.
I didn't ask if it was routine to screen for bowel cancer if having tests for other reasons. I wish I'd asked. I may ask when I eventually get sent for, for my operation. I had a Barium enema 23rd April this year. Also those other tests around that time.
My operation this time round is called, Sacrocolpopexy'. Not related to cancer, or any other illness. Just a tremendous weakness of the muscles.
I will be glad when it's all over. The wait is long & I am deteriorating, as it has got worse over the last couple of months.
Anyway, I do need to ask if screening is done routine. .......... After all, when you are a blood donor, you are tested for quite a few things so I believe. So it's seems logical that is true in other areas. But not everything is done by logic I guess.
|
|
|
Post by suze on Jul 10, 2010 4:06:46 GMT
It seems there are certain sorts of cancer which are explicitly genetic, so I guess more screening ought to be done if that's the type in your family ..
On the other hand, talking of routine, I dunno if they routinely identify the type of cancer and whetehr my own was classified or not!
|
|