Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 to be sent bowel cancer test kit
While the bowel cancer screening programme will cover those aged 50 to 74, anyone aged 75 and over can request a kit by ...
The NHS is sending this at-home bowel cancer test to all over-50s 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 ...
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Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 to be sent bowel cancer test kit
People collect their own stool sample at home before posting it back to NHS labs in a prepaid return envelope (Alamy/PA) Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 will receive a bowel cancer ...
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Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 to be sent bowel cancer test kit
The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) checks for blood in a stool sample, with people collecting their own sample at home before posting it back to NHS labs in a prepaid return envelope.
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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.
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 ...
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NHS extends bowel cancer screening programme after Oxford study
Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 are set to receive a bowel cancer testing kit in the post from the NHS.
NHS test being sent in post to nearly 1m people 'could save your life'
The NHS is extending its bowel cancer screening programme across England, with those aged 50 and 52 set to receive a testing ...