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 ...

Investigators sought to determine whether the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme met its goals for nationwide lung cancer screening.

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

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 ...

NHS England is set to significantly enhance its bowel cancer screening programme, aiming to detect thousands more cases at an earlier, more treatable stage. From next month, the national health ...

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

Cancer diagnoses in the UK have reached record levels, with more than 403,000 people diagnosed annually, largely due to an ageing population and rising obesity rates. While survival rates have doubled ...

The Government has set out how it intends to transform cancer detection and treatment in a new 10-year plan. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did you ...