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Professor Omer Aziz 2017-09-01 Person 5 5 0

We were lost before we found Mr Aziz & The Christie. This was our third opinion having twice moved on from worringly inattentive & indecisive consultants over the previous 6 months. Very quickly we were re-assured that my suspected rectal cancer needed patient repeat diagnostic procedures & scans before planning appropriate surgery. Once done Mr Aziz clearly explained the options carefully taking into account our worries about potential functional issues versus a good oncological cure. So once we’d agreed to a laparoscopic low anterior resection (with partial mesorectal excision) we were confident we were doing the right thing with the right person, team & hospital. Such peace of mind is rare & valuable & that’s down to Mr Aziz’s professional but personal & humble approach always thinking of the patient first where others had focused on the tumour. After surgery Mr Aziz kept us both well informed with daily ward visits & I made a quick recovery getting home within 5 days. The follow-up clinic visit thankfully confirmed an early adenocarcinoma with no further treatment needed other than regular surveillance. So we’re no longer lost but have re-found an optimistic outlook for the future.