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 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GENEVA — A multiyear mass media campaign led to significantly higher bowel cancer screening rates among ...
In 2006, the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England (NHSBCSP) began offering routine population-based biennial faecal occult blood testing (FOBt) at ages 60–69. There is, ...
The primary colorectal cancer screening test in England is a guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBt). The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) interprets tests on six samples on up to three ...
The age that bowel cancer screening starts in the Channel Islands should be lowered, according to someone who has the disease. Sammy Kean, from Jersey, said her "life has changed dramatically" since ...
Bowel cancer is more likely to be diagnosed at the earliest stage if it is picked up by screening, according to new figures. Bowel cancer is more likely to be diagnosed at the earliest stage if it is ...
Helen Coleman receives funding from Cancer Research UK, the OCHRE charity and the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland. Not all cancers are equal – especially when it comes to ...
Thousands more people would take part in bowel cancer screening if the kit included extras, such as gloves and “poo catchers”, according to a UK study. Thousands more people would take part in bowel ...
Growing a beard could help save a life—and it’s all in support of a national bowel cancer campaign. Decembeard is a ...