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AcceptHow screening for bowel cancer works http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cancer-of-the-colon-rectum-or-bowel/pages/screeningforbowelcancer.aspx
A colorectal surgeon explains what happens during a colonoscopy, a procedure which examines the large bowel, the colon or the rectum.