NHS rolls out bowel cancer screening kits to people aged over 50
The FIT kit, which checks for blood in a stool sample, is a crucial tool in detecting early signs of bowel cancer.
Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 to be sent bowel cancer test kit
Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 will receive a bowel cancer testing kit in the post as the NHS extends its screening programme across England. Around 850,000 more people will now be included in the bowel cancer screening programme,
Bowel cancer screening rolled out to over 50s by NHS
Bowel cancer screening is being rolled out to the over 50s by the NHS...
NHS sending bowel cancer testing kit to thousands in England
Around 850,000 people aged 50 and 52 will receive a bowel cancer testing kit in the post as the NHS extends its screening programme in England.
What you need to know about the NHS bowel cancer screening expansion
Steve Russell, national director for vaccinations and screening at NHS England, said: "Lives are saved when cancers are caught early and the expansion of the NHS bowel cancer screening programme to those aged 50 will help to spot signs of bowel cancer sooner, and potentially save thousands of lives.
Over-50s in England offered home bowel-cancer tests
All 50-74-year-olds in England will now receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years. NHS England has been posting the faecal-immunochemical test (Fit) to all 54-74-year-olds since 2021 and anyone older can request one over the phone.
This at-home cancer test will soon be sent to all over-50s in England
All 50 to 74-year-olds in England will receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme. The age is now being lowered from 54 to 50 after trials of a local screening test,
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