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NHS introduces routine bowel cancer screening for Lynch syndrome patients
The NHS has announced it is offering routine bowel cancer screening to thousands of individuals with Lynch syndrome.
NHS launch a nationwide bowel cancer test kit campaign
The NHS has sent millions of people in the UK a potentially lifesaving bowel cancer test kit as part of a nationwide campaign to...
Chemotherapy before surgery reduces the risk of colon cancer returning
Cancer Research UK finds that giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease returning.
In a new Cancer Research UK-funded...
NHS expands eligibility for at-home bowel cancer test kits
In a new announcement, the NHS confirms that at-home bowel cancer test kits will be rolled out to 58-year-olds in England.
At-home bowel cancer test...
Bowel cancer checks hit a record-high following Dame Deborah’s campaign
The NHS has confirmed record numbers of people attending bowel cancer checks following the awareness campaign by Dame Deborah James.
Dame Deborah James campaigned for...
Home bowel cancer tests could prevent 11,000 deaths in England
A University of Sheffield study suggests that sending more bowel cancer tests that can be completed at home could save around 11,000 lives in...
Thousands check for symptoms of bowel cancer following Dame Deborah James’ passing
The NHS has revealed that thousands more people have searched for symptoms of bowel cancer online this week following the death of Dame Deborah...
Bowel cancer risk potentially lowered through exercise
Scientists at Newcastle University have identified that bowel cancer risk can be reduced through exercise in a groundbreaking discovery.
The University researchers have demonstrated that...
Colorectal cancer cases linked to red meat and poor education
A high red meat intake and poor education have been linked to an increase in colorectal cancer cases, a study has found.
A new paper...
