Hello,
First, my parents have always been very secretive around their physical health. When I was at University, my mother had breast cancer and radiotherapy, which I was not aware of until 4 years after diagnosis.
Most recently, my father had persistent blood in his stool, with him going for a colonoscopy last week. When I enquired about how this went, my father stated that the colonoscopy revealed rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids and some scarring. Moreover, he stated that the doctor took a biopsy from the site of bleeding. Subsequently, because he has been referred for MRI & CT scans this week, I believe that there is something very sinister going on (I also overheard him stating the word 'tumor' when speaking to his brother).
Ultimately, I believe my parents have minimised what is going on, but are MRI & CT scans after colonoscopy only initiated when there is a substantial likelihood of cancer?
Thanks for any responses.
