December is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

GET THE GUIDANCE

Suspected cancer: recognition and referral – NICE (June 2015)https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12
Section 1.3.1 Colorectal Cancer (p17)
p41 Change in bowel habit
p44/5 rectal bleeding

DIAGNOSIS

The below graphs (credit Cancer Research UK) display statistics on bowel cancer survival rates. The statistics show that more than 9 out of 10 people (90%) survive their cancer for 5 years or more when it is diagnosed at an early stage.

BOWEL CANCER SCREENING (CRUK)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2f-wY0C_1Q]

USEFUL RESOURCES

•  Individual Surgical Outcomes
• Macmillan Rapid Referral (endorsed by NICE) [PDF]
• The Bowel Scope Screening Programme
• Patient Leaflets from Beating Bowel Cancer

LATEST CHRISTIE RESEARCH

Venous thromboembolism following colorectal resection.

P-061 Real-world experiences of use of aflibercept in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer in the North-West of England

An exploration of food and the lived experience of individuals after treatment for colorectal cancer using a phenomenological approach.

A pivotal phase 3 trial of MABp1 in advanced colorectal cancer

PREVENTION

ncer diagnosis