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West Ender · 14-08-2008, 19:15

Loz I am so sorry to hear that, how awful.

A very good friend and neighbour of ours died, 6 months before my husband - 12 years ago, from bowel cancer. His identical twin brother had died from it 18 months earlier. His 2 sons, who were then in their early 40s, were screened shortly after his death and have both been screened again, within the last couple of years. This was at the instigation of their GP.

I can understand why there is an age limit, 60, to routine screening but it does seem to go by which area you live in as to how soon it is done. My brothers, aged 74 and 72 and both living in Blackburn, have not been screened while I, aged 65 and here in Cheshire, have. It's not good, is it?

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West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 193	Re: Screening/bowel cancer Loz I am so sorry to hear that, how awful. A very good friend and neighbour of ours died, 6 months before my husband - 12 years ago, from bowel cancer. His identical twin brother had died from it 18 months earlier. His 2 sons, who were then in their early 40s, were screened shortly after his death and have both been screened again, within the last couple of years. This was at the instigation of their GP. I can understand why there is an age limit, 60, to routine screening but it does seem to go by which area you live in as to how soon it is done. My brothers, aged 74 and 72 and both living in Blackburn, have not been screened while I, aged 65 and here in Cheshire, have. It's not good, is it? __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.