Understanding and Managing the Late Effect of Bowel Cancer Surgery

Patients who have been treated for bowel cancer may experience a number of late effects. One particular issue is low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), which refers to a constellation of symptoms patients may experience after surgery for rectal cancer. These symptoms can also occur to a lesser extent after colon cancer surgery. The symptoms can range from increased frequency and urgency to debilitating incontinence in severe cases. Up to 80% of patients with low rectal cancer are affected by LARS, and although some patients’ bowel function will improve over time, others will have lifelong problems leading to a poor quality of life.

Management of late effects is often suboptimal for multiple reasons, including inadequate counselling of patients pre-operatively, failure to discuss and recognise LARS symptoms, sexual dysfunction and other life-altering consequences during follow-up and uncertainty about the best management options.

Our previous LARS meeting held on the 30th April 2025 in Basingstoke was a great success and help to empower clinicians to improve their management of patients with LARS through gaining understanding of it’s aetiology, investigation and optimal management. This new meeting will expand our scope to include other late effects, and expand to include colon cancer patients.

The workshop is aimed at surgeons, specialist nurses, oncologists, gastroenterologists, and any other clinicians who look after patients with bowel cancer.

We Have applied for 5 CPD points from the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland.

Course Convenors:
Miss Amy Lord, Mr Nick Battersby, Mr Brendan Moran & Mr Francesco Di Fabio

Course Cost: £75.00

We have some sponsored places so please contact us to discuss if you feel you would benefit from attending but don't have funding available from your Trust. If you are interested in applying for a charity sponsored place please email [email protected]

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