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Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Common Questions about the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) About Colorectal Cancer and Screening What is colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer is cancer that starts in the colon or rectum. Part of the digestive system, the colon and rectum are also called the large bowel or large…

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Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Common Questions about Colonoscopy How long does the colonoscopy take? The colonoscopy takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Will the colonoscopy hurt? Although you’re given medicine (conscious sedation) before the test, most people have very little pain or discomfort during the colonoscopy. Very few have…

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Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Common Questions about Preparing Your Bowel for a Colonoscopy Preparing for your colonoscopy starts at home by going on a clear liquid diet and drinking the bowel prep solution (often called “prep”) the day before your test. Preparing your bowel (colon) so that it is…

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CoLyte® Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Your day-to-day guide for your colonoscopy test using CoLyte® Patient’s name: Your colonoscopy is on: Facility where you are having your colonoscopy: (Day of the week, month, date and year) Please arrive for your colonoscopy at: Facility telephone number: ‘Ask a Question’ telephone number:…

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Colorectal Cancer Control A Focus on Screening Cancer Screening Programs Population and Public Health Alberta Health Services October 2013 Colorectal Cancer Control - 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... 2 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ 3 Colorectal Cancer Control – A Focus on Screening ............................................................... 5 Key Facts about Colorectal…

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REST Discharge Instructions REST REST Place Patient Information Sticker Here What you need to know after your colonoscopy test Your colonoscopy was on: (month, day, year) The name of the doctor who did your colonoscopy: Facility where you had your colonoscopy: Facility telephone number: You were not given sedation. Effects…

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Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Discontinued Availability of the Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Test (gFOBT) To all Physicians and Health Providers     Effective January 2014, the guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Test (gFOBT) will no longer be available for use in community health care settings. It will continue…

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‫اﻟﻛﺷف ﻋن ﺳرطﺎن اﻟﻘوﻟون واﻟﻣﺳﺗﻘﯾم‬ ‫)‪(COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING‬‬ ‫ﺗﻌﻠﯾﻣﺎت ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻔﺣص اﻟد ّم اﻟﺧﻔﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺑراز )‪(FIT‬‬ ‫‪ARABIC‬‬ ‫))‪(Instructions for the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎ ھو ﻓﺣص اﻟدم اﻟﺧﻔﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺑراز؟‬ ‫)?‪(What is a Fecal Immunochemical Test‬‬ ‫ﯾُﺴﺘﺨﺪم ﻓﺤﺺ اﻟﺪم اﻟﺨﻔﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺒﺮاز )‪ (FIT‬ﻟﻠﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ ﺳﺮطﺎن اﻟﻘﻮﻟﻮن‬ ‫واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﯿﻢ…

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结直肠癌筛检 (COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING) 粪便免疫化学测试 (FIT) 说明 (Instructions for the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)) SIMPLIFIED CHINESE 什么是粪便免疫化学测试？ (What is a Fecal Immunochemical Test?) 3. 完成后，您必须将瓶子与实验室申请表一同带至实验 室。其他文件您可保留。 粪便免疫化学测试 (FIT) 用于结直肠癌一般风险人群的筛 查。这项测试可测出肉眼看不到的粪便血液。您将收到一个 带瓶子的用具包，可在家进行测试。您需要用瓶子收集少量 粪便样本，然后送往实验室进行检测。 4. 准备采集粪便样本时，请在瓶上和申请表上填写日期 和时间。准备好一个小垃圾袋。 为进行检测，我是否需要节制饮食，或停止服药？ (Do I have to follow a diet or stop taking my medicine for the…

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大腸癌篩檢 (COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING) 糞便免疫化學檢測 (FIT) 說明 (Instructions for the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)) TRADITIONAL CHINESE 何謂糞便免疫化學檢測？ (What is a Fecal Immunochemical Test?) 3. 完成後，您必須將化驗申請表和瓶子一起送至化驗 室。其他文件請自行留存。 罹癌風險屬一般等級的人，可以利用糞便免疫化學檢測 (FIT) 進行大腸癌篩檢。這項檢測能夠檢查糞便中是否帶有肉眼無 法看見的血液。您將拿到一份內附一個瓶子的用具包，請在 家中進行檢測。請採集少量糞便置於瓶中，再送至化驗室檢 驗。 4. 準備採集糞便樣本時，請在瓶身和申請表上寫下日期 和時間。備妥一個小的垃圾袋。 5. 收集糞便樣本時： a) 在馬桶坐墊下方舖一張塑膠紙或報紙（不可接觸到馬 桶中的水）。切勿讓糞便樣本碰到水。 接受檢測需要遵守特定的飲食規定或停止服藥嗎？ (Do I have to follow a diet or stop…