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Cancer of the Bowel

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called Colorectal Cancer (Bowel Cancer).

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Beating Bowel Cancer

Beating Bowel Cancer (formerly known as The Crocus Trust) is a charity set up to help save thousands of lives from bowel cancer, the second biggest cancer killer.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Cancerbackup

Cancerbackup aims to help people live with cancer by providing information and emotional support for patients, their families and health professionals.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Colostomy Association

Provides support, reassurance and practical information to anyone who is about to have a colostomy, or who already has a colostomy.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Bowel Cancer UK

National charity dedciated to bowel cancer patients, their families and friends, Bowel Cancer UKs Infoline and fact sheets are a valuable source of information. Bowel Cancer UK produces leaflets and question cards for every stage from the first visit to the GP to treatment for advanced colorectal cancer.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab & cetuximab

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab & cetuximab.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Screening and surveillance for upper and lower gastrointestinal cancer

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Bowel Cancer

Information from the North London Cancer Network

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Colon Cancer

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat colon cancer.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Colorectal Cancer

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat colorectal cancer.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) CancerHelp UK

CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. It is brought to you by Cancer Research UK.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Royal Marsden

A leading UK cancer centre, recognised worldwide for the quality of its services. Site includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information. See their Patient Information section.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) DIPEx

DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on bowel cancer.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Bowel Cancer

Fact sheet available from the Core Charity Foundation

See also the Patient UK cancer page for many other links.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

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PS - Health and Poverty

Perhaps the biggest cause of ill health in the world is poverty. Help to Make Poverty History. For example, why not lend some of your money to disadvantaged communities to enable them to trade their way out of poverty through schemes such as Shared Interest.

See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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