Bowel Cancer
- Created by: ellietuke
- Created on: 29-04-16 13:12
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- Symptoms
- Change in normal bowel movements
- Bleeding from the back passage
- Lump in the back passage
- Weight loss
- Bowel Cancer
- GP
- Checks the patient's symptoms if concerned they are referred to the hospital
- Not cancerous
- Other treatment to clear up the symptoms
- Come back for further tests in 6 weeks
- Hospital
- Testing
- Rectal examination
- Colonoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- CT Scan
- MRI Scan
- Ultrasound of the back passage
- Blood tests
- Radiologist
- Treatment
- Surgery
- Colectomy (removes part of the colon)
- External radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy drug
- Surgeon, Oncologist
- Post Treatment Check-up
- Regular medical checks
- Imaging procedures
- Endoscopys
- Checking for reoccurance
- Cancer nurse, specialist
- End of Life Care
- Give onstant support and advie
- Macmillan Nurse
- Death
- If treatment or surgery doesn't work then a patient will face death
- Charities can get involved to help them do things they've always wanted to do
- Surgery
- Rectal examination
- Cancer nurse, Bowel specialist
- Testing
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