NHS issues blunt bowel cancer warning for anyone in their 50s - 'Time to do a test'

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NHS issues blunt bowel cancer warning for anyone in their 50s - 'Time to do a test'.

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The NHS has raised alarm over worryingly low participation rates in bowel cancer screening among Britons in their fifties.Fresh data reveals a striking disparity between age groups, with merely 56 per cent of 54-year-olds returning their home testing kits compared to nearly 74 per cent of those aged 74.The health service distributes free faecal immunochemical tests to all individuals between 50 and 74 years old every two years, requiring only a small stool sample that can be posted back at no cost.Overall participation has also declined this year, dropping to 65.2 per cent from 67.6 per cent in the preceding twelve months.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Despite the concerning uptake figures, the screening programme continues to demonstrate its value in detecting the disease early.Between April 2024 and March 2025, the initiative identified an average of 100 cancer cases weekly, with approximately 5.2 million people participating overall.The NHS dispatches roughly 8.7 million testing...

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