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Bowel Screening

Bowel screening is used to detect bowel cancer and is for everyone aged 60 to 74 years.

How does bowel screening work?

This short video from Bowel Cancer UK explains how a bowel screening works.

How often will I be invited to a screening?

How do I book my screening?

What do I do if I lost my test kit?

Find out more about bowel cancer screening

Bowel cancer screening can save lives. Screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage, when treatment has the best chance of working. Find out more from the Bowel Cancer UK website.

Visit the Bowel Cancer UK website

Bowel cancer screening: benefits and risks

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Easy to read guide on bowel cancer screening

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Macmillan Cancer Support Centre - Newham University Hospital

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Resources

North East London Cancer Alliance

Taking Control of Cancer podcast series

Cancer screening programmes

Lung Cancer Screening Programme

Top tips to lower your risk of cancer

Information on signs and symptoms of cancer

Support for people living with cancer

Providing personalised cancer care

Support for unpaid carers

Patient stories