Colonoscopy | Tests and scans | Cancer Research UK
Colonoscopy is a very safe procedure. But your nurse will tell you who to contact if you have any problems afterwards. Your doctors make sure the benefits of having a colonoscopy outweigh …
CT colonography | Tests and scans | Cancer Research UK
CT (computed tomography) colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as …
Flexible sigmoidoscopy | Tests and Scans | Cancer Research UK
Tummy discomfort or pain. You may have some bloating, cramping or pain in your tummy (abdomen) after the test. This is due to the gas or air put into the bowel. This should go away …
Symptoms of advanced bowel cancer - Cancer Research UK
an ache or pain in the affected bone; a weakened bone which is more prone to break or fracture; Sometimes when bones are damaged by advanced cancer, the bones release calcium into the …
Symptoms of bowel cancer - Cancer Research UK
pain in your abdomen or back passage. tiredness and breathlessness caused by a lower than normal level of red blood cells (anaemia) Sometimes cancer can block the bowel. This is …
Colposcopy - Cancer Research UK
The biopsy is usually painless. But some women have crampy pain for a few minutes. If your doctor or specialist nurse finds an area of abnormal cells, you might have treatment there and …
Colonoscopy for neuroendocrine tumours | Cancer Research UK
2021年3月12日 · Colonoscopy is a very safe procedure. But your nurse will tell you who to contact if you have any problems afterwards. Your doctors make sure the benefits of having a …
Coping with a colostomy after anal cancer - Cancer Research UK
The mucus may leak out of the anus, or you may feel the urge to go to the toilet. The mucus is normally clear or white and looks like egg white or glue. Sometimes the mucus dries up into a …
Controlling symptoms of advanced cervical cancer - Cancer …
pain; It's sometimes possible to unblock the bowel to relieve symptoms by putting in a tube called a stent. The surgeon puts a flexible tube with a light at the end (called an endoscope) into the …
Bowel problems after treatment - Cancer Research UK
Treatment for bowel (colon and rectal) cancer can cause changes to your bowel function. Changes can include how often you poo, how urgently you need to go, and difficulty emptying …