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CANCER TYPE > BOWEL (COLON & RECTUM) > CAUSES & DIAGNOSIS > FURTHER TESTSQ&As on this topic
1. What is the CEA test ?
last reviewed: 13.10.2006
3. I've heard there is a new bowel cancer screening programme starting in England. How can I find out about getting screened?
last reviewed: 07.08.2007
4. My father is having surgery for colon cancer next week. He has had a colonoscopy and an ultrasound of his liver. Does he need a barium enema and a CT scan as well?
last reviewed: 06.09.2005
5. Are there plans to do routine bowel cancer screening in Northern Ireland?
last reviewed: 08.08.2007
6. I've heard that when the bowel cancer screening programme reaches my area I'll be sent an FOBt. What is this?
last reviewed: 07.08.2007
7. I heard on the news recently that there was a new way of screening for bowel cancer that seemed very successful, using a test called sigmoidoscopy. Can you tell me more about this?
last reviewed: 13.09.2005
8. What is a barium meal?
last reviewed: 05.09.2006
9. Why do some doctors test for CEA levels in people with bowel cancer?
last reviewed: 12.10.2006
10. Why can't the CEA test be used to screen for bowel cancer?
last reviewed: 11.10.2006
All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.