The NHS has diagnosed thousands of bowel cancer cases through its screening programme. Almost seven million people have taken part in NHS bowel screening in 2024/25, up from around 4.7 million in 2014 ...

NHS bowel cancer screening has now tested nearly 85million people for the disease and uptake has soared with the help of Sun columnist Dame Deborah James. The health service is marking 20 years of the ...

Almost a third of people eligible for bowel screening in England do not complete their test, according to a charity. Bowel Cancer UK said that while “great work” has been done to improve screening ...

Almost seven million people have taken part in NHS bowel screening in 2024/25, up from around 4.7 million in 2014/15. 70,000 cases of bowel cancer have been detected since the programme began 20 years ...

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 ...

NHS England is set to significantly enhance its bowel cancer screening programme, aiming to detect thousands more cases at an earlier, more treatable stage. From next month, the national health ...

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