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

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 ...

NHS England is set to significantly enhance its bowel cancer screening programme, aiming to detect thousands more cases at an ...

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

Once fully rolled out, testing at the lower threshold is expected to reduce late-stage diagnoses and deaths from bowel cancer ...

A personal trainer has shared how a simple NHS test saved his life. Ivan Corsby thought he was "fit and healthy" but actually he was living with the early stages of bowel cancer.

The NHS emphasised: "Ivan shares how the simple test saved his life." In the interview, Ivan recounted receiving his kit on ...

John Crouchley lost about 5st (32kg) after experiencing digestive problems, before his diagnosis.

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 ...

A fitness coach has shared how a simple NHS screening may have saved his life. Ivan Corsby thought he was in peak physical ...