The London Clinic supports DoH campaign on bowel cancer
29 January 2012
The London Clinic welcomes the new Department
of Health campaign, Be Clear on Cancer, to promote earlier
diagnosis of bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer is one of the biggest causes of
cancer death in the UK, yet over 90% of bowel cancer patients
diagnosed with the disease will survive five years from diagnosis
if it is detected early.
Mr Alistair Windsor, Consultant Colorectal
Surgeon at The London Clinic, says “It is vital that the public,
particularly those aged 55 plus, who are at a higher risk,
understand how to identify the potentially serious symptoms of
bowel cancer, which is why the new government campaign is so
important. Presenting earlier to GPs means a prompt referral for
further investigation, earlier diagnosis, and treatment if
necessary, providing that person with the best possible chance of
survival.”
The London Clinic offers a comprehensive bowel
health service including screening by Faecal Occult Blood test
(FOBt), flexible sigmoidoscopy, CT (virtual) colonography and
endoscopy/colonoscopy, with leading experts and the latest
technology and equipment. For patient the Clinic also offers colon
cancer screening on Saturday mornings.
Watch the Clinic's bowel cancer
awareness vodcast here
ENDS
For more press information, please
contact The London Clinic Press Office on 020 8786 3860 or at
pressoffice@thelondonclinic.co.uk
Notes to Editors
The London Clinic
• The London Clinic
is the UK’s largest independently-owned non-profit hospital
• Over 250 patient
beds and 12 operating theatres including dedicated endoscopy
suites
and a
day surgery unit
• 24 hour
consultant-led Intensive Care Unit with 11 beds
• As a registered
charity, The London Clinic is able to continuously reinvest in the
latest
medical
technology, facilities and clinical and nursing support
• Highly complex
procedures in addition to routine surgery and medicine such as
organ
transplants,
radiosurgery, radiotherapy, robotic surgery and neurosurgery
• Located on Harley
Street in the heart of London’s medical community
• Long-standing
international reputation attracting leading consultants for 80
years