Over 50's club

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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2019 8:36am, 22 May 2019 28,248 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I think Scotland have them earlier than England Jovi
Flatlander May 2019 8:53am, 22 May 2019 1,444 posts	0 Flatlander I get poo sticks as well. 60-74 in England, Wales and NI (looking to change it to 50 - 74), 50 to 74 in Scotland. LG, it sounds as if Scotland is using the new Faecal Immunochemmical Test (FIT) cancerresearchuk.org which should provide more accurate detection. It was due to be introduced in England in late 2018. I have recently been given an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ultrasound screen. It is a once only screen since if there is no aneurysm detected then, one is very unlikely to develop one later. Mine was fine
um May 2019 9:01am, 22 May 2019 962 posts	0 um What happens at 74? Too late to bother, or if you've survived without till then, you're statistically OK?
McGoohan May 2019 9:08am, 22 May 2019 39,621 posts	0 McGoohan Soylent Green
Velociraptor May 2019 9:29am, 22 May 2019 41,680 posts	0 Velociraptor My mother had a symptomless bowel cancer detected by screening at 71. No family history, no risk factors. And almost died of complications of the operation to remove it.
Flatlander May 2019 9:35am, 22 May 2019 1,445 posts	0 Flatlander um, it is quite complicated, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - life expectancy, risk of developing bowel cancer at that age, and increased risk of complications during or following colonoscopy to confirm (or not) bowel cancer. The new FIT test has shown greater compliance/uptake (return of kits) (see the "Why is FIT replacing gFOBt" tab in my cancer research link in my post 1444 above) since only one sample is required instead of the 6 (two sticks from each of 3 different stool samples) needed for the gFOBt.
Flatlander May 2019 9:37am, 22 May 2019 1,446 posts	0 Flatlander Cross post with V'rap - I'm a slow typist!
12barDavid May 2019 9:41am, 22 May 2019 1,661 posts	0 12barDavid I’ve got my AAA next month Flatlander. Never heard of it before till the letter arrived. Luckily, it’s round the corner from me at my local poly-clinic.
Goofee May 2019 9:51am, 22 May 2019 2,722 posts	0 Goofee My routine bowel scope screening letter arrived a week or so after my 55th birthday, I was surprised by the efficiency. A colleague three months older than me still hasn't had his, he is now 56
Flatlander May 2019 9:53am, 22 May 2019 1,447 posts	0 Flatlander 12barDavid - the screener asked questions about family history, and she was interested in the aunt who died from an AAA (it probably ruptured, but I don't have the full details). She was a life long smoker and smoking is the biggest risk factor for AAA since smoking weakens the aortic wall. nhs.uk mayoclinic.org ncbi.nlm.nih.gov