By reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation – from 120 micrograms of blood per gram of poo down to 80 – the NHS will offer 35% more screening ...

A new study shows that if you adopt a healthier lifestyle after bowel screening, it can lower your risk of both bowel cancer and other chronic diseases. Previous studies have estimated that ...

John Crouchley lost about 5st (32kg) after experiencing digestive problems, before his diagnosis.

Thousands of people will be saved from bowel cancer under changes to the national screening programme, health officials have said.

The NHS in England is improving the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening in a bid to pick up thousands more cases that could ...

Once fully rolled out, testing at the lower threshold is expected to reduce late-stage diagnoses and deaths from bowel cancer ...

A major change to the bowel cancer screening test is helping to prevent bowel cancer cases in the Black Country with early results showing an increase in people taking up the checks.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has been piloting a more sensitive approach to bowel cancer screening, known as FIT@80, which launched in April 2024. Since its introduction, there has been a 35 per ...

NHS England is set to significantly enhance its bowel cancer screening programme, aiming to detect thousands more cases at an ...

England’s National Health Service’s faecal immunochemical test (FIT) has reduced referrals for suspected bowel cancer by ...

NHS England is to lower the detection threshold for a home screening kit to trigger bowel cancer screening from next month in a move it says will lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for thousands ...