The kit, known as the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), checks for blood in a small stool sample, which can be a sign of bowel cancer. FIT kits are used at home by putting a poo sample in a small tube ...

From mammograms to at-home faecal immunochemical tests, eligibility for national screening programmes varies across ages and locations. Ahead of World Cancer Day (February 4), we spoke to Dr Rachel ...

Since the national bowel cancer screening programme began two decades ago, the NHS has screened almost 85 million people, ...

NHS bowel cancer screening has now tested nearly 85million people for the disease and uptake has soared with the help of Sun ...