Cancerbackup: All Q&As

Skip the page content navigation if you do not require links to content sections within this page.

Page Content Navigation

Skip the main banner if you do not want to read it as the next section.

Page Banner

Want to speak to a specialist cancer nurse? Call free on 0808 800 1234



The best cancer information for everyone.
Cancerbackup has merged with Macmillan. Together we can provide a wealth of high quality information about cancer.

Skip the secondary navigation if you do not want to read it as the next section.

Secondary Navigation

See information on...

Bowel cancer


blank
Alison

Do you want to meet other people with cancer? Join our What Now? community >>

Skip the main content if you do not want to read it as the next section.

Q&As on this topic

next >

1. What symptoms can secondary liver cancer that has spread from the bowel cause?

last reviewed: 22.08.2006

2. Which bits of the bowel can have cancer?

last reviewed: 29.09.2006

3. What causes bowel cancer?

last reviewed: 31.08.2005

4. Can low backache be a sign that bowel cancer has come back?

last reviewed: 21.08.2006

5. What genes can cause bowel cancer?

last reviewed: 22.08.2006

6. Does bowel cancer run in families?

last reviewed: 22.08.2006

7. I am in my early 40s and have just been diagnosed as having a bowel cancer. My surgeon says because I am very young to have developed this cancer he is sending me to a genetic clinic for more advice. What does this mean and what will happen?

last reviewed: 31.08.2005

8. I am in my 40s and have just been found to have bowel cancer. I have been told that because of my young age and the history of bowel cancer in my family, other members of my family are at increased risk of bowel cancer too. What can be done to help?

last reviewed: 31.08.2005

9. What is the CEA test ?

last reviewed: 13.10.2006

10. I had colon cancer diagnosed two and a half years ago and had an operation. I am always worried that the cancer will come back. I am due to have a colonoscopy soon, should it have been left this long and how often should I have this test?

last reviewed: 31.08.2005

next >

Pages: 1 ,   2 ,   3 ,   4 ,   5

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.


Get support

Look for other people in the same situation on our What Now? community - read their blogs or talk to them in our chat rooms.

Find out about other ways to get support on the main Macmillan website.