Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NHS England / SWNS) A ‘fit and healthy’ father says taking a bowel cancer screening test that dropped on his doorstep was like a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) The NHS is urging millions of people in England who have been sent a home testing kit for bowel cancer ...

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 ...

An urgent warning has been issued to the public by the NHS, urging them not to delay an essential cancer test that could detect early signs of a lethal disease. This at-home screening can identify ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A NHS bowel-cancer screening programme home testing kit (PA/Alamy) While mammograms and smear tests are widely recognised, a ...

In a drive to increase home bowel cancer screening the NHS is asking people to "Put it by the loo. Don’t put it off". Nearly 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK, and it ...

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Almost a third of people eligible for bowel screening in England do not complete their test, according to a charity. Bowel Cancer UK said that while “great work” has been done to improve screening ...

A ‘fit and healthy’ father says taking a bowel cancer screening test that dropped on his doorstep was like a “winning lottery ticket” after it saved his life. Steve Hollington, 58, was diagnosed with ...

While mammograms and smear tests are widely recognised, a crucial screening for bowel cancer often goes unnoticed, with new data revealing that nearly a third of eligible individuals in England are ...