NHS, 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,
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.
Anyone over 50 urged to get new NHS cancer home test kit - how to apply
More people will soon be receiving home screening kits as part of NHS plans to increase earlier diagnosis of bowel cancer
Bowel cancer screening rolled out to over 50s by NHS
Bowel cancer screening is being rolled out to the over 50s by the NHS...
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.
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer notes that in 2022, more than 1.9million cases of colorectal cancers were diagnosed worldwide, making it the second leading case of cancer deaths worldwide too.
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