Table 4 Quotes representing varied reported CRC screening recommendations
Reported CRC screening recommendation | Representative quote |
|---|---|
No colonoscopy advice | Interviewer: Did you receive any cancer screening advice based on your genetic test results from your genetic counsellor? No, I didn’t, actually. – Riley (43 years) |
One-off colonoscopy | I had a colonoscopy last year. Well, I think they [gastroenterologist] told me that I didn’t really need to do another one at the moment. – Tessa (67 years) |
Colonoscopy once in 5 years | … [advised] just to have a colonoscopy, which I did and, the surgeon told me that I didn’t need to have another one for five years. – Stella (73 years) |
Colonoscopy once in 3 years | Well, the gastroenterologist recommended another one [colonoscopy] in three years’ time. So, I imagine that it would be a three-yearly thing to do. – Amy (74 years) |
Colonoscopy once in 1–2 years (LS screening recommendation) | So, now I just do a colonoscopy every year, every twelve months. – Amina (59 years) |