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| Cruise ship musician urges people to have bowel cancer screening | Cruise ship musician urges people to have bowel cancer screening |
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| Steve Hollington said the test was like a "winning lottery ticket" as it saved his life | Steve Hollington said the test was like a "winning lottery ticket" as it saved his life |
| A cruise ship musician has urged people to have bowel cancer screening after he was diagnosed with the disease despite having no symptoms. | A cruise ship musician has urged people to have bowel cancer screening after he was diagnosed with the disease despite having no symptoms. |
| Steve Hollington, 58, was diagnosed with stage three cancer in 2022 after completing a bowel screening known as the faecal immunochemical test. | |
| The singer, of Warrington, Cheshire, said the test was like a "winning lottery ticket" as it saved his life. | The singer, of Warrington, Cheshire, said the test was like a "winning lottery ticket" as it saved his life. |
| It detects small amounts of blood in faeces that would not be visible. | |
| Mr Hollington told BBC North West Tonight: "One of these poo on a stick test packs things arrived. | |
| "I'd never had them before, never requested it and had no symptoms. | "I'd never had them before, never requested it and had no symptoms. |
| "To my amazement, shock and horror - it was bowel cancer." | "To my amazement, shock and horror - it was bowel cancer." |
| He added: "By early December I was arriving at surgery and thankfully it was operable - stage three. | He added: "By early December I was arriving at surgery and thankfully it was operable - stage three. |
| "The surgeon said if we had not found it when we did, if it had gone a few more months, it would probably have gone inoperable. | "The surgeon said if we had not found it when we did, if it had gone a few more months, it would probably have gone inoperable. |
| "It is such a simple thing to do. It can save your life and I feel that's what it's done for me." | "It is such a simple thing to do. It can save your life and I feel that's what it's done for me." |
| The test can be done at home and then sent off. | The test can be done at home and then sent off. |
| Mr Hollington has now reworked Elton John's classic Your Song to help raise awareness of bowel cancer screening. | Mr Hollington has now reworked Elton John's classic Your Song to help raise awareness of bowel cancer screening. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Bowel cancer | Bowel cancer |
| Warrington | Warrington |
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