test done, What happens next?

Been asked to attend a colonoscopy? a tiny camera on the end of a flexible tube will be inserted into your anus, allowing the doctor to see the insides of your intestines. “you’ll be prescribed strong laxatives so the doctor can see clearly inside your bowel,” says mr dvorkin. “most patients are sedated so you’ll need someone to take you home, and you can’t drive or go back to work for the rest of the day.”

Been told you have bowel cancer? the most effective treatment is an operation to remove the tumour and its surrounding lymph glands. these are performed by keyhole surgery and patients typically spend just a few days in hospital afterwards. For cancer in the rectum, radiotherapy is sometimes used to shrink down the tumour before surgery. “if the cancer involves the lymph glands, chemotherapy is recommended and this can last for six months,” says mr dvorkin.