England’s National Health Service’s (NHS') fecal immunochemical test (FIT) has reduced referrals for suspected bowel cancer by 140,000, while the number of cancer cases has remained stable. This shows ...

The National Health Service (NHS) has expanded its life-saving screening programme in England by rolling out home testing kits to hundreds of thousands of individuals aged 50 years to detect signs of ...

MILLIONS more people are benefiting from life-saving bowel screening compared to a decade ago – according to the NHS. Almost ...

In 2024/25 there were 140,000 fewer referrals for suspected bowel cancer than expected. The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects small amounts of blood in poo, which can be a sign of bowel cancer.

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The NHS South West urges people aged 50-74 to return their free bowel cancer screening kits. Early detection via the FIT test can save lives.