Over 50's club

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Derby Tup 13 Aug 4:39pm, 13 Aug 2024 67,451 posts	0 Derby Tup I think we discussed this previously. It is I think to take away the shock of it arriving. Not everyone will be aware it is a thing and it could be quite alarming for some people receiving a cancer screening test out of the blue. I found that even now many people just aren’t comfortable talking about the disease. I had a few friends who admitted they didn’t like to ask how I was going on, partly because it felt intrusive or because they thought if I wasn’t doing well I might not want to discuss it
McGoohan 13 Aug 4:44pm, 13 Aug 2024 54,381 posts	0 McGoohan Two people I know - one family member, one an old friend - refuse to do poo-stick tests. (I blogged about em a couple of weeks ago) Neither has really stated a good reason why they don't want to do it. In retrospect I think one of them just doesn't want to think about it and the other one is just grossed out by poo.
Shades 13 Aug 5:07pm, 13 Aug 2024 3,535 posts	0 Shades I think sending a letter before your first poo test is a good idea. But after that it's definitely a waste of money to send further letters. McGoohan - I expect there's quite a few that don't do the tests and don't tell anyone.
cathrobinson 13 Aug 5:33pm, 13 Aug 2024 12,813 posts	0 cathrobinson My best mate’s dad just hid them in a cupboard. His wife found them after he’d died… of bowel cancer
Shades 13 Aug 5:35pm, 13 Aug 2024 3,537 posts	0 Shades @cathrobinson oh that's so sad.
Ness 13 Aug 5:37pm, 13 Aug 2024 43,841 posts	0 Ness That's awfully sad!
57.5 Degrees of Pain 13 Aug 5:51pm, 13 Aug 2024 20,246 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain A sad and salutary tale.
Night-owl 13 Aug 5:58pm, 13 Aug 2024 46,169 posts	0 Night-owl Oh Cath that is sad.
Meeps 13 Aug 6:02pm, 13 Aug 2024 15,353 posts	0 Meeps That is so sad
57.5 Degrees of Pain 13 Aug 6:22pm, 13 Aug 2024 20,247 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain If pre-letters improve the uptake of screening it's all good.