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Summary of your symptoms
You are over 50 years old and have persistent rectal bleeding without pile symptoms and a non-specific change in bowel habit.
Additional information if you see your GP
Patients over 60 years old with rectal bleeding without anal symptoms persistent for more than 6 weeks are eligible for referral to a 2-week clinic. Patients below 60 years old should be referred to a routine hospital clinic for further investigation and local treatments to stop the bleeding.
In healthy patients aged 50-70 years old who have not had previous colonic imaging a single flexible sigmoidoscopy has the added benefit of detecting incidental but significant adenomatous polyps which if removed may prevent a future cancer - ‘opportunistic screening'