inflammatory bowel disease
A benign condition that causes inflammation of the bowel.
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cranio-pharyngioma
A type of benign brain tumour.
Crohn’s disease
A benign type of inflammatory bowel disease that may increase a person’s risk of developing bowel cancer.
familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
A benign condition that causes polyps to form in the large bowel. The polyps will become cancerous if untreated.
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene
A gene change that increases the risk of getting breast, ovarian or prostate cancer.
digital rectal examination (DRE)
An examination in which a doctor puts a gloved finger into the anus to feel for abnormalities in the anus, rectum or prostate gland.
Gleason score
A way of grading prostate cancer biopsies. A low Gleason score indicates a slow-growing cancer and a higher score indicates a faster-growing cancer.
prostatectomy
An operation to remove all or part of the prostate….
radical prostatectomy
An operation to remove the entire prostate and some of the tissue around it….