The part of the body underneath the ribs and above the hips.

Internal radiotherapy that uses a source of radiation inside the body for a short period of time.

Treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.

The longest part of the large bowel, which ends just above the rectum.

A test that uses a long thin tube with a camera on the end to look inside the colon and rectum.

Where a section of the large bowel is brought out onto an opening on your abdomen, allowing bowel motions (poo) to pass into a pouch or bag.

Computerised tomography scan.A scan that uses X-rays to take a series of pictures of the body.

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. A rare inherited bowel cancer syndrome that greatly increases the risk of getting bowel cancer. Causes a large number of growths (polyps) in the lining of the bowel.

A set of instructions that control how the cells in your body grow and work. Genes are inherited from your parents. They control things like eye colour.

Where a section of small bowel is brought out onto an opening on your abdomen, allowing bowel motions (poo) to pass into a pouch or bag.