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Interview 34

Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 61. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. One polyp was removed, which was found to be cancerous.

  • Background

    A white British man, a singer, married, with 4 children.

  • Age at interview 61
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 24

    Screened in 2001 and 2003. Results were normal. In 2005 he did another Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test. The result was unclear. Another test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which two polyps were removed. These were not malignant.

  • Background

    A white English man, a bus driver, married, with 2 children.

  • Age at interview 59
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 25

    She was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 62. At first she was reluctant to take part, but then decided to do the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test, which was normal.

  • Background

    A white English woman, a retired shop assistant, divorced, no children.

  • Age at interview 62
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 26

    Screened in 2006, when aged 66. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was unclear. The next test was abnormal. A colonoscopy showed there were some benign polyps, which were removed.

  • Background

    A black Jamaican, a part time engineer (fitter), married, with 5 children.

  • Age at interview 66
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 27

    Invited to be screened for bowel cancer three times, between 2000 and 2005. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test has been normal each time.

  • Background

    A white English woman, a senior school supervisor, married, with 2 children.

  • Age at interview 57
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 28

    She asked if she could be screened for bowel cancer. The result of a Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so she had a colonoscopy, during which two benign polyps were removed.

  • Background

    A white British woman, a retired nursery nurse, widow, with 2 children.

  • Age at interview 70
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 29

    Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006, when aged 61. His Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. Nothing abnormal was found during the procedure.

  • Background

    A white English man, a retired railway parcels supervisor, widower, with 2 children.

  • Age at interview 61
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 30

    Screened for bowel cancer in 2006. The result was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy. Six polyps were removed. They were all benign except one, which was "potentially malignant". He will have another colonoscopy in 2007.

  • Background

    A white British man, a retired archaeologist, married.

  • Age at interview 61
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 31

    Invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006 when aged 68. The result of the Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was abnormal, so he had a colonoscopy, during which one benign polyp was removed.

  • Background

    A white British man, a retired clergyman, married with 5 children.

  • Age at interview 68
  • Sex/Gender Male
  • Interview 32

    He was invited to be screened for bowel cancer in 2006 when aged 65. The first Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) test was unclear so he repeated it. This was abnormal so he had a colonoscopy. Two benign polyps were removed.

  • Background

    A black Jamaican man, a retired factory worker, married, with 7 children.

  • Age at interview 65
  • Sex/Gender Male