28th February 2025

A 65-year-old man attends his GP surgery having been invited for routine colorectal cancer screening

A 65-year-old man attends his GP surgery having been invited for routine colorectal cancer screening. He has a past medical history of hypertension and diabetes. He takes ramipril, amlodipine and metformin. Other than a recent diarrhoeal illness, he is fit and well. A faecal immunochemical test has come back positive.

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