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The Plain Facts: Having a Colonoscopy (Easy English)
Easy English information about colonoscopy.
A colonoscopy is a special test where a doctor uses a small camera on the end of a long thin tube to see the inside of your bowel. This test helps check if there is anything wrong with your bowel.
- Organisation:
- Cancer Council Victoria
- Topic:
- Bowel
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- VIC
- Published:
- September 2019
- Last reviewed:
- February 2025
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