The FIT kit, which checks for blood in a stool sample, is a crucial tool in detecting early signs of bowel cancer.

More people will soon be receiving home screening kits as part of NHS plans to increase earlier diagnosis of bowel cancer ...

The NHS is extending its bowel cancer screening programme across England, with those aged 50 and 52 set to receive a testing ...

The NHS is extending its bowel cancer screening programme, with testing kits set to be sent to hundreds of thousands of ...

Bowel cancer screening is being rolled out to the over 50s by the NHS ...

They’re non-invasive with none of the dreaded prep. But are recently approved home tests for colon cancer as effective as ...

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 ...

Steve Russell, national director for vaccinations and screening at NHS England, said: "Lives are saved when cancers are ...

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.

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.

Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 are set to receive a bowel cancer testing kit in the post from the NHS.

The NHS has expanded its bowel cancer screening programme to include people aged 50 and over. This initiative aims to detect early signs of bowel cancer, potentially saving thousands of lives in ...