Bowel cancer medics urge people to use home tests
NHS England is encouraging people aged 50 and over to take part in bowel cancer screening, now being offered to…
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Huge Milestone for Bowel Screening Wales
Public Health Wales are pleased to announce the further optimisation of their bowel screening programme by reducing the minimum screening…
Faecal Immunochemical Test sees bowel screening uptake increase in Scotland – Update from CRUK
“New statistics published in Scotland have shown that before the COVID-19 pandemic, uptake of bowel screening had increased. This is…
Scottish Bowel Screening Programme Restarts After Pandemic Lockdown
The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme formally restarts on the 12th October following a brief suspension due to the effects of…
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…
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%…