A few months ago I was sent a tester kit for bowel cancer, and promptly lost the bally thing, although I have no symptoms a second cousin did have bowel cancer so had it in the back of my mind to find out how to request a second kit.
Before I could do so I was sent a reminder from the BCSP via my GP.
Now I do realise that these letters should be in plain English with no medical jargon, however these kits are sent out to people like me when we reach 60, so is it really REALLY necessary to send out a letter to a mature adult with the words 'poo' and 'tummy' in?
Quite frankly if it was a test I wasn't really bothered having done, instead of making my own mind up to have one anyway I would have thrown the letter away in disgust, there really must be a way to getting the message across to the public without treating them like a five year olds.
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To think that patronising letters do not increase compliance with screening programmes
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Oldsu · 25/06/2015 21:37
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