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Major change to bowel cancer screening as thousands more to be tested

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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Cancer screening programmes on the NHS and when you're eligible

From mammograms to at-home faecal immunochemical tests, eligibility for national screening programmes varies across ages and locations. Ahead of World Cancer Day (February 4), we spoke to Dr Rachel ...
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'If a test kit arrives through the door, don't leave it in the box; use it'

National awareness days and months play an important role in highlighting the quieter risk signs we may forget to watch out for, writes Mitchie Alexander ...

‘I’m 34 and thought I just had stomach cramps – but it was cancer’

‘I’m 34 and thought I just had stomach cramps – but it was stage 4 cancer’ - Kirsty Laing’s shocking diagnosis has led her to ...

Five symptoms that could be red flag signs of bowel cancer, according to surgeon

“Passing blood when you go to the toilet is a worrying feature that you should flag to your GP,” says Clark. The surgeon ...