April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month. The National Screening Service and the National Cancer Control Programme have shared some valuable resources listed below:
You can also refer to the IIOP Cancer Care Hub which contains information and resources for both pharmacists and patients.
Information about all screening programmes: www.screeningservice.ie
·If someone you know needs support to participate, visit here for guidance or contact access@bowelscreen.ie
·New videos in English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Pashto, Romanian, Slovak and Somali that explain what bowel screening is and who is invited.
·Here is a full list of easy-read and pictorial guides to all aspects of BowelScreen
·Posters and leaflets can be downloaded using the links below or hardcopies can be ordered at www.healthpromotion.ie (search for ‘cancer’ in the topic drop-down menu)
·Reduce risk bowel cancer easy read leaflet
·Know signs and symptoms of bowel cancer
·National Cancer Registry Ireland Bowel Cancer factsheet
·See instruction video for a step-by-step guide to taking the test
·Ins and outs… colonoscopy explained blog – this is one of our most widely read blogs, explaining clearly what is involved in this follow-up test
·Webinar talk: Reduce your risk of bowel cancer, Dr Caitriona Kelly, Public Health SpR
·Webinar talk: Reduce your risk of bowel cancer: early signs and bowel screening, Prof Padraic Mac Mathuna, Bowel Screen Clinical Director