1. 35,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer every year in the UK – the chances of surviving are greatly improved
if it is detected early
2. The lifetime risk of colon cancer in the UK is 1 in 18 for men and 1 in 28 for women
3.
“Deaths from colon cancer could be cut by a fifth if men were offered screening for the disease” Professor John
Northover, Imperial Cancer Research Fund Colorectal Cancer Unit, St Mark’s Hospital, London
4. Men and women
aged 50 and over should be screened annually (American Cancer Society)
5. Most colon cancers start as polyps that can
turn into cancers in 10-15 years – treating polyps can prevent cancers
6. Taking part in annual screening by
faecal occult blood testing (FOB) reduces your risk of dying from colonic cancer
7. Not all faecal occult blood tests
(FOB) are the same – the test recommended by Oxford Screening is more specific and just as sensitive as routine FOB
tests
8. Screening can be done at home, quickly, easily and hygienically with the Actim FOB test - this test analyses
3 samples of faeces (3 tests for the price of 1) and there are no dietary restrictions that some other tests demand
9.
The Quadratech FOB test is 89% sensitive and 94% specific for colorectal cancer
10. No screening test is 100%
effective
“Oxford Screening provides health screening tests
that are rapid, accurate, cost-effective and include medical advice”
