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  • Blog Post: Bowel cancer – knowing the signs

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    April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. In this blog, Vicky from the Cancer Information Development Team talks about her experience of bowel cancer and the importance of spotting it early. The facts Bowel cancer , also called colorectoal cancer, is the third most common cancer in the UK. More...

  • Blog Post: Bowel cancer diagnosis – what was your experience?

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    You may have seen the news this weekend that bowel cancer rates have risen sharply among men in the last 30 years – much more than the rates in women. The reasons for the rise are not fully understood, although risk factors for bowel cancer include, age, diet, smoking, a lack of physical...

  • Blog Post: Are patients people or slabs of meat?

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Getting really fed up now. Why do doctors play on peoples emotions? Do they understand that patients are people who are ill, rather than slabs of meat they can play with like toys? I wanted to write a blog on how well my dad was doing following his operation, however that is not the case. First we...

  • Blog Post: Dad's op

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    Posted 3 months ago
    My dad had an operation to remove the tumour today. It was more severe than they thought from the xrays, and he has had to have his Colon and small bowel removed. He has also been given a temporary stoma and will need to have surgery again in about 6 months. He is in intensive care this evening, though...

  • Blog Post: Motown and icecream - my way of coping!!

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    Posted 3 months ago
    In January 2010 I had a hysterechtomy as cancer cells had been found in my womb, just two months after my initial concerns had been treated BRILLIANTLY by my GP. A few weeks later the tests showed that I didn't need further treatment as it had been detected so early. NEVER PUT OFF GOING TO YOUR DOCTOR...

  • Blog Post: Christmas 2012 update

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    Posted 4 months ago
    Dad went for his Endoscope thing up his backside. Had an appointment with a consultant, who said about having an operation to remove. We had a reasonable Christmas and New Year, making the most to be together. Yesterday Dad got a call from the hospital to come up to A&E, as they wanted to...

  • Blog Post: The Beginning

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    Posted 4 months ago
    My Dad has been feeling "not right" for a while, we reckon since about February / March 2012. Noticibly he has not really fancied eating chocolate which for my dad is a big thing as he lives on chocolate and would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Around May he had blood in...

  • Blog Post: Diagnosis & Colonoscopy

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Thursday 4 th March 2010 and it’s a dry and chilly morning with frost on the ground. Early rise and I am starving….my last meal was lunchtime the day before as I have to prepare for the procedure by ensuring that my bowels were clear. This involved a light meal at mid day and taking two...

  • Blog Post: Symptoms 'The Summer of 2009'

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    Posted 8 months ago
    The summer of 2009 is probably a good starting point and my birthday Friday 5 th June. There is a group of us heading out for a drink starting off in Street Lane Leeds. From what I can remember it was quite a warm evening and having not been at work that day (I try not to work on my birthday) out...

  • Blog Post: Guest post: Introducing the New HNPCC/Lynch Syndrome Support Group

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    Posted 10 months ago
    Surgical registrar Paul Barrow introduces our new Online Community group for patients with Hereditary Non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC or Lynch Syndrome) . I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Paul Barrow and I am a surgical registrar in the North West region. As part of my training...
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