Using Relay UK to Make the Bowel Cancer Screening Helpline More Accessible
One of Public Health England (PHE) Screening’s objectives is to reduce inequalities and overcome barriers to screening. One way we…
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Not FIT for the bin – the importance of bowel screening
A blog from Katy Parker, a PHE Screening helpdesk advisor, about the importance of the Bowel Screening test after her…
Bespoke Patient Packs Help Support Cancer Testing Progress in the South West
In June 2018 the South West Cancer Alliance (SWCA) implemented a faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) service for occult blood. To…
Dame Julie Walters Reveals Shock of Bowel Cancer Diagnosis
Dame Julie Walters has revealed she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. The actress, who has starred in Mamma…
Uptake in Bowel Cancer Screening in Scotland Remains Above Target Since FIT Test Introduced
Uptake of bowel screening in Scotland has increased from 56.2% to 64.1%, for comparable 18-month periods before and after the…
NHS Staff Shortages Mean Patients Miss Out on Early Bowel Cancer Diagnosis
Around 1,100 people in England could miss out on the chance of an early stage bowel cancer diagnosis through screening…
Patients to Help Trial New Bowel Cancer Test
Hundreds of patients are being asked to help trial a test that could detect or rule out bowel cancer without…
New FIT Bowel Cancer Test Leads to Screening Rate Rise in Scotland
The new test, called FIT – faecal immunochemical test – was introduced in 2017 and uptake has risen from 55.4%…
Patient Feedback Shows The Importance of Bowel Cancer Screening
The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme recently received some great feedback from a patient, thanking them for their work on Bowel…
How Low Can FIT Go?
Professor Callum G. Fraser Explores the Need for Low Faecal Haemoglobin Concentration Estimates Faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT) are…