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

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 ...

The move could help to save lives by detecting cases earlier, health bosses say.

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 FIT test is a non-invasive test that detects hidden blood in poo, which can be an early sign of bowel cancer. After the ...

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

Around 600 more cases of bowel cancer could be detected early each year under an improved screening programme that could save the NHS millions. NHS England said it will lower the detection threshold ...

Australia's recent move to lower the starting age for bowel (colorectal) cancer screening from 50 down to 45 years old will mean better outcomes -- but it will also increase the burden on an already ...

A YOUNG West Cumbrian woman is calling for the age of bowel cancer screenings to be lowered - after her diagnosis in January, despite being the 'healthiest she had ever been'.

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 ...

A new study found participating in faecal occult blood test bowel cancer screenings reduced deaths by 27 percent, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute cancer ...

The number of cases of advanced bowel cancer in the Netherlands have fallen in recent years, and the drop is probably down to ...