Bowel cancer screening can detect cancer early, which may mean it’s easier to treat.
Now, the NHS is starting to roll out home-testing kits to people aged 50 to 53 as the bowel cancer screening programme expands. People will automatically be sent a kit when they become eligible.
ALT An illustration of a parcel being posted through a letterbox. Text reads 'Everyone aged 50 to 74 will be sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit every 2 years. The kit can detect signs of cancer before you notice anything is wrong.'