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- Title
Bowel cancer: improving awareness of the signs.
- Abstract
The article discusses the prevention and management of bowel cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death in Great Britain. It states that medical screening can prevent bowel cancer or can stop its early development. It explains the symptoms and signs of bowel cancer and the role of practice nurses in helping people manage such symptoms. It reveals why bowel cancer is difficult to diagnose INSET: KEY POINTS.
- Subjects
TUMOR prevention; COLON tumor prevention; CANCER; COLON tumors; COLONOSCOPY; FECAL occult blood tests; MEDICAL office nursing; MEDICAL screening; NONPROFIT organizations; RECTUM tumors; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TEACHING aids; INFORMATION resources; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Practice Nursing, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 10, p505
- ISSN
0964-9271
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/pnur.2010.21.10.78720