Cancer Screening

Bowel cancer is one of the most common UK cancers, but it can be tricky to spot in the early stages because of a lack of symptoms. Catching it early raises the likelihood of successful treatment. You’ll be sent an at-home screening test every two years between the ages of 54 and 74 – it will soon be offered to people from age 50. You collect a sample of your poo and send it off for testing. The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) looks for blood, which you might not be able to see and could be an e...