How common do positive stool samples result in a cancer diagnosis? My husband has been called in by the dr as had positive result, dr has requested a colonoscopy within 2 weeks - is that the usual procedure?
From what I've read, about one in ten result in a cancer diagnosis.
And yes, positive stool samples generally lead to a colonoscopy and while I am not in the UK, my understanding is that there, the aim is for them to be done within two weeks.
Try not to think of it as being a question of whether or not he has cancer. All you know currently is that he has blood in his stool. Many things can cause that and cancer is nowhere near the most common. Hemorrhoids, a fissure or a polyp or polyps would be more common.
From what I've read, about one in ten result in a cancer diagnosis.
And yes, positive stool samples generally lead to a colonoscopy and while I am not in the UK, my understanding is that there, the aim is for them to be done within two weeks.
Try not to think of it as being a question of whether or not he has cancer. All you know currently is that he has blood in his stool. Many things can cause that and cancer is nowhere near the most common. Hemorrhoids, a fissure or a polyp or polyps would be more common.
