Bowel cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer in the UK, with over 42,000 people being diagnosed with the disease ...

Thousands more over 50s will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its screening programme in England. Around 850,000 more people will now be ...

With rates of the disease rising in the under 50s, a group of friends have started an unusual annual tradition that they hope ...

In England, two versions of a direct mail were sent out 2-3 days after the NHS bowel screening kit. The first was a Cancer Research UK endorsement letter sent to first time invitees to bowel screening ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

NHS England announced earlier this ... which can then be removed in a colonoscopy. "So screening can actually help prevent bowel cancer, not just detect it," she added. If people are affected ...

The NHS expands the bowel screening programme to include people aged 50-54, aiming for earlier cancer detection and improved survival rates.

From April, women invited for a routine breast cancer screening will be invited to take part in the trial at 30 testing sites across the country. The AIs will be tested to see how well they can assist ...

A new test can predict a high-risk patient's likelihood of developing bowel cancer in the next five years by 90%. Peakstock - stock.adobe.com A new DNA test developed in the UK can accurately ...

A doctor shares exactly why attending your screenings is so important, including for younger people, this World Cancer Day.