My dad is in a care home with mixed dementia. I had a phone call 2 weeks ago from them saying that his stool sample had blood in it and that he couldn't have any further tests as he's too weak (with other issues) but that he now had bowel cancer. I have been waiting for the Doctor to call me, as I cannot understand how you can diagnose cancer without further tests? Surely, blood in his stools could be from a variety of things?
I'm not in denial if he has cancer, then he has cancer. There's nothing I can do and he wont be able to have treatment. But I've been through very similar with him over the last year on many occasions and then told something completely different later down the line.
I hope this makes sense? I just wondered if they can diagnose cancer just from a stool sample?
