10 years on – Scotland Reflects on the Past Ten Years of Bowel Cancer Screening
Being the first country in the world to launch a bowel screening programme, Prof. Bob Steele reflects on the past…
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New FIT Bowel Cancer Screening Test Leads to Increased Uptake in Scotland
[…] from November 2017 to April 2018, 64% of those eligible returned their FIT. In the same period the year…
Cancer Insight – FIT Bowel Screening in Wales (GPs)
FIT for Wales On 28 January 2019 Faecal Immunochemical testing (FIT) will start to replace guaiac Faecal Occult Blood testing (gFOBt) in…
Hot Off The Press! Review article by Prof. Callum Fraser regarding the use of FIT in assessment of patients with lower bowel symptoms
Recently published in The Surgeon, Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons or Edinburgh and Ireland, Prof Fraser discusses the…
New Scottish Bowel Screening Programme Facebook Page
The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme offers screening to residents in Scotland age 50 and over. Visit their new Facebook page…
Half of over 60s in England are ignoring bowel cancer screening kits
According to research in the European Journal of Cancer, half of people in England sent a home-testing kit for bowel cancer…
Bowel Cancer Screening Age in England to be Reduced to 50
Public Health England has announced that screening for Bowel Cancer in England is to be reduced from 60 to 50…
Bowel Cancer UK Unveil Their New Brand
Following the merger of Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer in January 2018, the charity has revealed its new…
Bowel Cancer Screening Could Shed Light on Other Conditions
Bowel cancer testing could indicate whether people are at risk of other health problems, a study of patients in Tayside…
Feasibility of FIT – the Hull Experience
Setting up a FIT Feasibility Study and considerations for ISO 15189 accreditation. Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS trust is undertaking…