About one in 20 people in the UK will develop bowel cancer during their lifetime. It is the third most common cancer in the UK, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths, with over 16,000 people dying from it each year.Regular bowel cancer screening has been shown to reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage (in people with no symptoms), when treatment is more likely to be effective.
Bowel cancer screening can also detect polyps. These are not cancers, but may develop into cancers over time. They can easily be removed, reducing the risk of bowel cancer developing.
Southdowns Private Healthcare offers a comprehensive Bowel Cancer Screening service. Our service includes the following: physical examination, blood tests (including tumor markers for bowel cancer) , stool test (look for microscopic traces of blood) , and finally flexible sigmoidoscopy. This final test has been much talked about in the press recently, as a “miracle” cure for bowel cancer. Actually this test has been around for decades, and known to be a very effective and safe way of excluding lower bowel cancers.
Health screening offers a quick and efficient way of giving you peace of mind, and we recommend this to all our clients aged 45 and over.
The views expressed in this blog are those of Dr Abu-Talib Chinwala BM MRCGP and not of any organisation he works for
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Sexual Health
A recent report by the Health Protection Agency has shown that the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the UK is still rising. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection, particularly affecting younger people under the age of 25.
Chlamydia is an infection caused by a bacterium (germ) called Chlamydia trachomatis. In women, chlamydial infection usually affects the cervix and uterus (the womb). In men, it usually affects the urethra in the penis.
The majority of people have no symptoms at all and therefore may spread the condition to sexual partners before eventually getting diagnosed themselves. If left untreated, Chlamydia can lead to pelvic pain and even permanent infertility.
It makes sense for any sexually active young person, boy or girl, to get tested for Chlamydia regularly. Treatment is a short course of antibiotics.
You should not feel anxious or embarrassed about having a test. It is reliable and very simply and painlessly administered via a urine sample. It can even be done by post from your own home.
Your sexual health is important. If you or anyone you know is at risk of Chlamydia, I suggest you get tested, either via your local GUM clinic, your NHS GP, or for postal tests, contact www.southdownsprivatehealthcare.co.uk.
The views expressed in this blog are those of Dr Abu-Talib Chinwala BM MRCGP and not of any organisation he works for
Chlamydia is an infection caused by a bacterium (germ) called Chlamydia trachomatis. In women, chlamydial infection usually affects the cervix and uterus (the womb). In men, it usually affects the urethra in the penis.
The majority of people have no symptoms at all and therefore may spread the condition to sexual partners before eventually getting diagnosed themselves. If left untreated, Chlamydia can lead to pelvic pain and even permanent infertility.
It makes sense for any sexually active young person, boy or girl, to get tested for Chlamydia regularly. Treatment is a short course of antibiotics.
You should not feel anxious or embarrassed about having a test. It is reliable and very simply and painlessly administered via a urine sample. It can even be done by post from your own home.
Your sexual health is important. If you or anyone you know is at risk of Chlamydia, I suggest you get tested, either via your local GUM clinic, your NHS GP, or for postal tests, contact www.southdownsprivatehealthcare.co.uk.
The views expressed in this blog are those of Dr Abu-Talib Chinwala BM MRCGP and not of any organisation he works for
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