The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) checks for blood in a stool sample, with people collecting their own sample at home ...
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The NHS is extending its bowel cancer screening programme across England, with those aged 50 and 52 set to receive a testing ...
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The FIT kit, which checks for blood in a stool sample, is a crucial tool in detecting early signs of bowel cancer.
All 50-74-year-olds in England will now receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years. NHS England has been ...
Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme to those aged 50 in England.
Steve Russell, national director for vaccinations and screening at NHS England, said: "Lives are saved when cancers are ...
The NHS has updated its bowel cancer screening programme across England, with an estimated 850,000 additional people set to ...
The basic FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) test actually tests for human blood in the stool. And if it meets a certain amount of human blood in the stool, it flips positive. The multi-targeted ...