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 ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

Thousands of people will be saved from bowel cancer under changes to the national screening programme, health officials have said.

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot more tumours early as part of a faster diagnosis drive. It is another win ...

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

The adjustment is projected to identify an additional 600 bowel cancer cases early each year, marking an 11 per cent increase ...

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 NHS in England is improving the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening in a bid to pick up thousands more cases that could ...

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot tumours earlier. Health service labs will increase the sensitivity of the ...

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

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

NHS England is to lower the detection threshold for a home screening kit to trigger bowel cancer screening from next month in a move it says will lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for thousands ...