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More cancer screenings sounds like good news. But can the NHS cope with them?

Earlier detection means more successful treatment – but also a drain on resources for an already creaking health service, says Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at UCL

The Guardian - UK

More young Australians are getting bowel cancer. Should the screening age be lowered?

Medical professionals say with one in 10 bowel cancer diagnoses being in people under 50, not regularly screening younger people puts lives at risk

The Guardian - AU

Home poo test 'should be offered to suspected bowel cancer patients'

The test can correctly identify about nine out of 10 people with colorectal cancer

Nottingham Post

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£5 home poo test 'should be offered to suspected bowel cancer patients'

The test can correctly identify about nine out of 10 people with colorectal cancer

Wales Online

People with signs of bowel cancer should be offered a £5 ‘poo test’ before invasive bowel investigations

The test costs between £4 and £5

The Independent UK

At home poo test ‘should be offered to all suspected bowel cancer patients’

The test costs between £4 and £5.

The Independent UK

'I was diagnosed with colon cancer at 27 - these are the symptoms you need to know'

Vanessa Mendico, from Australia, is now warning others as early diagnosis can mean the difference between beating the disease and not

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Glasgow student diagnosed with stage 4 cancer three years after 'glaring' symptoms started

Laila Hudson was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer after being treated for various conditions including anaemia and IBS and underwent treatment for an ovarian tumour before her cancer was discovered.

Glasgow Live

Catching colorectal cancer in time

Colorectal cancer originates in the colon or rectum, the terminal end of the digestive tract. The secular trend of colorectal cancer has been increasing in developing countries globally, including Thailand. It is the third most common cancer worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are about 1.9 million…

Bangkok Post

Colorectal cancer is rising among Gen X, Y & Z. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself

If you're in your 20s, 30s or 40s, you need to know the signs to watch for and when to seek screening or treatment for colorectal cancer.

WEKU

Mayo Clinic Minute: What's the right colorectal cancer screening option for you?

Colorectal cancer is a cancer of the lower digestive system, which includes the colon and the rectum. If you feel like you are hearing a lot about this topic lately, it's because March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The goal is to increase awareness and encourage people 45 and over…

Tribune News Service

ACT public waiting list for endoscopy services to prevent possibly fatal cancers blows out to 6,000

Doctors are warning the long public wait times for the common cancer screening test are "catastrophic" and pose a "high risk".

ABC News

Turning 50? Here are four things you can do to improve your health and wellbeing

I identified four things in particular that take on greater importance when you turn 50 – and that go beyond general health advice

The New Daily

4 simple things you should do to improve your health and well-being starting at age 50

Everything on this checklist will add security to your years, and perhaps years to your life.

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Turning 50? Here are 4 things you can do to improve your health and well-being

When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve to mark the beginning of 2023, I came to grips with the fact that I would turn 50 years old this year.

The Independent UK

Mother diagnosed with bowel cancer after spotting key symptom during pregnancy

A 37-year-old nurse booked a colonoscopy after noticing the symptoms while she was pregnant

Wales Online

Mum-to-be told her concerning symptoms were caused by pregnancy - but it was colon cancer

Jennaca Russ has been told she has a 10 per cent chance of survival

The Independent UK

Mother diagnosed with bowel cancer after spotting key symptom during pregnancy

A 37-year-old nurse booked a colonoscopy after noticing the symptoms while she was pregnant

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The Independent UK

Mother diagnosed with cancer after blood found in her stool during pregnancy

A 37-year-old nurse booked a colonoscopy after noticing the symptoms while she was pregnant

Bangkok Post

Colonoscopy prep is unpleasant, but necessary

DEAR DOCTORS: I'm having my first colonoscopy in a few months. My friends say it's unpleasant, and I'm already dreading it. I think it would help if I knew what's going to happen. How often do you need to get a colonoscopy? And is there any way around having to…

AAP

Surgeon probe leads to repeated procedures

Two thousand patients will be contacted after an investigation into a surgeon working in Albury Wodonga and some will have to have new colonoscopy procedures.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Advances in screening for colon cancer

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine passed away recently after receiving a colon cancer diagnosis. Who is at risk for this cancer, and should I be screened?

Inverse

This vital cancer screening test saves countless lives — why is it still so controversial?

Screening for colon cancer contributed markedly to a decline in colorectal cancer cases and deaths over the past several decades.

Tribune News Service

Faye Flam: Better cancer screenings are coming. Can we afford them?

Patients and their doctors count on cancer screening tests to save lives, and yet a number of large, controlled studies are showing disappointing results for mammography and other mass screening tests. This month, the New England Journal of Medicine published a controversial study that cast doubt on the widely accepted…

The Conversation

Colonoscopy is still the most recommended screening for colorectal cancer, despite conflicting headlines and flawed interpretations of a new study

A recently published study in a high-profile medical journal appeared to call into question the efficacy of colonoscopy, a proven and widely utilized strategy for the screening and prevention of colorectal cancer.

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