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Cancer of the Bowel
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes a leaflet called Colorectal Cancer (Bowel Cancer).
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.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support aims to help people live with cancer by providing information and emotional support for patients, their families and health professionals.
British Colostomy Association
Provides support, reassurance and practical information to anyone who is about to have a colostomy, or who already has a colostomy.
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.
Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Bowel Cancer and Genetics
St Mark's Hospital and academic institute from The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust produce a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab & cetuximab
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab & cetuximab.
Colorectal Cancer (first line) - cetuximab
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Colorectal Cancer (first line) - cetuximab
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.
Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery.
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.
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.
Treating Rectal Cancer
Information from the North London Cancer Network.
Treating Colon Cancer
Information from the North London Cancer Network.
Treating Cancer of the Anus
Information from the North London Cancer Network.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Health Talk Online
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.
Bowel Cancer
Fact sheet available from the Core Charity Foundation
Bowel cancer
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Bowel cancer
Information from BUPA.
Bowel cancer surgery
Information from BUPA.
Bowel surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Information from BUPA.
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.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Screening for Colorectal (Bowel) CancerSupport Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)
Beating Bowel Cancer
Bowel Cancer UK
Bowel Cancer WalesPatientPlus articles related to this topic (^ top of page)
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Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Screening and Early Detection of Colorectal CancerUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Bowel CancerVideos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Links to online videos on Bowel CancerPatient UK Newspaper (^ top of page)
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