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 ...

The NHS in England is improving the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening in a bid to pick up thousands more cases that could be prevented or caught early.

A man who was diagnosed with bowel cancer has explained exactly what led him to his diagnosis, stating that he realised ...

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

Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK, and spotting the symptoms early can help make treatments ...

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot more tumours early as part of a faster diagnosis drive. It is another win for our No Time 2 Lose campaign launched with Dame Deborah James to call ...

Major change to bowel cancer screening as thousands more to be tested - The NHS aims to detect thousands more bowel cancer cases at an earlier stage ...

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

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot tumours earlier. Health service labs will increase the sensitivity of the FIT postal test to boost the number of people who are sent for further ...

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

Bowel cancer symptoms can be difficult to identify and are typically only evident during bathroom visits. Macmillan Cancer Support notes that the disease can occasionally cause a blockage, resulting ...

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 ...