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People
Number of people in A&E department
2:21
Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
4:16
Hours
Average time in the department
Colorectal (Bowel) Cancer
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Almost 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK.
Around 268,000 people living in the UK today have been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
One in fifteen men and one in eighteen women will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime.
It is the policy of the Multi-Disciplinary Team that all patients with a new diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer will be discussed at a multi-disciplinary team meeting. This ensures that each patient gets the benefit of several specialist opinions and that individualised treatment plans are formulated. At this meeting, the team will discuss individual treatment plans and follow-up arrangements to ensure that every patient with cancer receives the best possible care.
Your doctors look at different factors to help decide which treatments are likely to work best for you. There are different treatment options available, which may be undertaken in combination or singularly, depending on your individual situation. Find out more about the colorectal cancer treatment.
All cancer patients have access to a Clinical Nurse Specialist who they can contact about any aspect of cancer, treatment, recovery, or support.