E112: Chris Rigby - Never Too Young to get Bowel Cancer
**Trigger Warning**
Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Chris Rigby as part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (part 29).
Discussion about Chris’ career, living with and beyond bowel cancer, how to speak to family about a diagnosis and his recent award for regional Society of Radiographers' Rep of the Year.
To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points:
1) read about the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/bowel-cancer/signs-and-symptoms-of-bowel-cancer
2) consider the risk factors for bowel cancer.
3) consider the impact of a bowel cancer diagnosis on a younger person.
4) evaluate the support your department offers people returning to work after sickness.
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Links from podcast:
Bowel Cancer UK: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/
Bowel Cancer UK - diagnosis: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/diagnosis/
Macmillan Cancer Support what is a stoma: https://www.macmillan.org.uk- /cancer-information-and-support/bowel-cancer/what-is-a-stoma
Bowel Cancer UK - fertility: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/diagnosis/fertility/
Jo Divine - sex and intimacy following cancer: https://www.jodivine.com/pages/about-us
Trekstock Charity - for young people living with and beyond cancer: https://www.trekstock.com/
Maggie’s - talking to children about cancer: https://www.maggies.org/cancer-support/managing-socially/talking-children/
Macmillan Cancer Support - talking to children and teenagers about cancer: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/diagnosis/talking-about-cancer/talking-to-children-and-teenagers
Bowel Cancer UK - research trials: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/
Cancer Reserach UK - Bowel cancer clinical trials https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/bowel-cancer/treatment/research-clinical-trials/research-diagnosing-treating-bowel-cancer
Cancer Research UK - find a clinical trial: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial
NHS Bowel Cancer Screening (50-74 year olds): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/
ACAS - phased return to work: https://www.acas.org.uk/returning-to-work-after-absence/phased-return-to-work
Society of Radiographers - get more involved: https://www.sor.org/about/get-involved
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