A Helensburgh cancer survivor credits a bowel screening kit with saving his life and is encouraging others to get checked.

Researchers have modified a unique cancer-loving probiotic bacteria to release a marker that can be detected in the urine after it comes into contact with bowel cancer, even when it's in the early ...

A new bowel cancer screening test that can be done at home is 94 per cent accurate when compared with colonoscopies and has been submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval.

The NHS cancer screenings you’re eligible for – and how to request a test - Eligibility for these vital NHS health checks ...

MORE than half of people invited to take a new bowel cancer screening test didn't take up the opportunity - even though it could stop them developing or dying from the disease, according to a Cancer ...

A new study found participating in faecal occult blood test bowel cancer screenings reduced deaths by 27 percent, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute cancer ...

Campaigners are calling for routine bowel cancer checks for younger adults amid a sharp rise in cases among the under-50s. A petition led by a grieving mother urging the NHS to lower the screening age ...

From breast and cervical to bowel and lung screening, we explain the four NHS cancer screening programmes available in the UK and who qualifies ...

Single men are significantly less likely to participate in bowel screening tests compared to those who live with a partner, according to a new University of Stirling study. The findings are among the ...

Predictive cancer diagnostics company Rhythm Biosciences has achieved a major milestone with the peer-reviewed validation of ...

From mammograms to at-home faecal immunochemical tests, eligibility for national screening programmes varies across ages and locations.