Win for Dame Debs as extra-sensitive NHS bowel cancer tests ‘will catch hundreds more cases early and save lives’

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot more tumours early as part of a faster diagnosis drive. It is another win ...

NHS to increase accuracy of bowel cancer test in England

Increased sensitivity of test that detects the second deadliest cancer will save hundreds of lives, oncologists say ...
NHS England

NHS to detect and prevent thousands more bowel cancers with more sensitive screening

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 ...

NHS bowel cancer screening shake-up in a bid to catch cases earlier

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

Huge bowel cancer diagnosis boost as NHS tests will be fine tuned to spot tumours earlier in win for Dame Debs’ campaign

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot tumours earlier. Health service labs will increase the sensitivity of the ...
Pulse Today

NHS England to lower FIT test threshold triggering bowel cancer investigation

NHS England has announced it is reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation for ...
LBC

NHS to change bowel screening in bid to pick up thousands more cases that could be detected earlier

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

NHS reduces bowel cancer test threshold to improve early diagnosis

In a significant update, the National Health Service in England is set to enhance early diagnosis of bowel cancer by making ...

NHS cancer screenings you’re eligible for and how to request a test

The NHS cancer screenings you’re eligible for – and how to request a test - Eligibility for these vital NHS health checks ...