A new bowel cancer screening test that can be done at home is 94 per cent accurate when compared with colonoscopies and has been submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval.

Health officials warn little over half of 54-year-olds completed free at-home test kits.

The number of Britons in their 50s who take part in bowel cancer screening remains critically low, the NHS has warned.

The NHS has issued an urgent cancer warning, telling people “don’t put it off”. Following this advice could help catch one of ...

The home testing kits are free and sent to eligible households automatically.

Health officials have raised concerns over the “low numbers” of people in their 50s taking part in bowel cancer screening.

Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a bowel cancer home-testing kit as the NHS marked the final step in making screening available to everyone aged 50 to 74 years old. People aged 50 and 52 ...

Bolton man Andy Chemney is urging people to complete their bowel screening tests after an at-home kit detected his cancer before any symptoms appeared.

The latest NHS data shows only 56.2% of 54-year-olds completed their home screening test between April 2024 and March 2025, compared with 73.5% of people aged 70 to 74.

THE NHS is urging millions of people in their 50s to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, as 100 cancers are found a week on average.

Health officials ‘concerned’ over low bowel cancer screening uptake among people in their 50s - The NHS sends the free faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to the homes of people aged 50 to 74 every two y ...

Former Southampton FC players lent their voices to the campaign, which was discussed at a Saints Legends match against ...