Bowel cancer symptoms, screenings and treatment – a complete guide
While bowel cancer – or colorectal cancer – has traditionally been more common in people over the age of 50, cases in the ...
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Mail-Order Stool Testing for IBD Favorable to Patients
reported mostly favorable responses with the use of mail-order kits for stool sample collections, according to a survey study. Among survey respondents with IBD who had used the mail-order option ...
GP dismissed my ‘breathlessness’ when they realised it wasn’t a heart attack – it was a rare sign of killer bowel cancer
A MAN who found himself short of breath while out walking was diagnosed with killer bowel cancer – but not before having to ...
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Inflammatory bowel disease can be detected in blood samples up to 16 years before onset, study suggests
Scientists at Örebro University have identified specific protein patterns in blood tests that can predict inflammatory bowel disease ... close to 800 blood samples, researchers have identified ...
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Symptoms and Treatment
Here are some of the most common. Stool exam. You'll be asked for a poop sample to send to a lab. One reason is to rule out infections that could be causing diarrhea. Also, the lab will look for ...
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Bowel cancer symptoms, screenings and treatment – a complete guide
Your GP may also ask you for another sample of poo to check for inflammation in the bowel. This test is called Faecal Calprotectin. Depending on the results of your examination and FIT ...