A new study has found that a simple blood test can accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged and older adults. The ...

People aged 50 and above in England will be eligible for routine bowel cancer screening in 2025 as the age for tests lowered, a minister has confirmed. The NHS committed to lowering the age of ...

Thousands more over 50s will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its screening programme in England. Around 850,000 more people will now be ...

More than 44,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year, but catching it quickly and before serious symptoms start is the best way to boost survival. Early screening is ...

A man urged over-50s to take bowel cancer screening tests following his own diagnosis and successful treatment. Stephen Ball, 54, from Long Buckby, became Northamptonshire's youngest patient ...

Thousands more over 50s will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its screening programme in England. Around 850,000 more people will now be ...

Senior MSPs have urged ministers to extend the national bowel screening programme to the under 50s after an alarming rise in the disease among younger Scots. Conservative MSP Edward Mountain ...