Bowel Cancer Screening - hopefully the final word

My nurse at the Bowel Cancer Screening Centre phoned today with the analysis of the polyp removed from my bowel a couple of weeks ago.  The good news is that no cancer was found.  She went on to say, "Yours was a colonic adenoma, which is just the sort we're looking for as they can turn cancerous. There were signs of slight structural change, but it is nothing to worry about."

After the call I went online to find out more.

Colons are the most common organs that are affected by adenomas. There may be detected on colonoscopy. A regular surveillance of colonic adenomas and preferable removal of these tumors is advised as they have a very high potential to become colon cancers. (www.news-medical.net)

A very high potential.  That certainly concentrates the mind, does it not?  My mum's sister died of bowel cancer at the age of 72 and I can't help but think that she might have lived a lot longer, had bowel cancer screening been available at the time.

Since it is now known that I have a tendency to develop polyps, the centre is going to keep an eye on me and I will be invited to have another colonoscopy in three years' time.  So, with my oestragen levels and blood pressure also being regularly monitored, I'm feeling extremely well cared for.