Communication is at the heart of GatewayC and fundamental to improving patient care. This series focuses on introductions and reflections from the team behind the programme. In this post, we’re introducing GatewayC's Data Analyst, Thomas Bailey. Could...
Friday 11th December 2020 We are delighted to announce that the new Ovarian Cancer - Early Diagnosis course is now available on GatewayC. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer for women in the UK, with around 7,400 diagnoses each year. Most women are...
Friday 11th December 2020 We are delighted to announce that the new Ovarian Cancer - Early Diagnosis course is now available on GatewayC. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer for women in the UK, with around 7,400 diagnoses each year. Most women are...
Friday 27th November 2020 Missed our free GatewayC webinar on Improving Early Diagnosis? Watch our recording here. In this webinar, GatewayC met Dr Anthony Cunliffe, Joint National Lead Macmillan GP Adviser, and Dr Ben Noble, East Midlands Cancer Alliance and Cancer...
GatewayC’s colorectal cancer course introduces Simon, a patient experiencing abdominal cramps and diarrhoea, who is only 38 years old. Should he be considered as at risk? GatewayC’s Cancer Lead GP, Dr. Sarah Taylor, discusses the significance of age in a bowel cancer diagnosis with Mr. Malcolm Wilson, Colorectal Oncology Surgeon at The Christie.
Bowel cancer is more common in older people. Almost 6 in 10 bowel cancer cases in the UK each year are diagnosed in people aged 70 or over.
Having said this, bowel cancer risk is increased if a patient has a first degree relative diagnosed with bowel cancer. A first degree relative is a parent, brother or sister, son or daughter. The risk is increased further if a patient has more than one relative diagnosed with bowel cancer or a patient has a first degree relative diagnosed at a young age, for example, under the age of 45 years old.*
The age of the patient can lead symptoms to be dismissed because colorectal cancer is not common in younger patients. Asking about a positive family history of cancer can help to clarify a patient’s risk factor.
Find out more: visit the GatewayC Colorectal Cancer – Early Diagnosis course here.
* Information from Cancer Research UK – bowel cancer risks and causes. See link here.