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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

‘Double testing’ helps identify more bowel cancer cases

Bowel cancer screening programmes could be more accurate if people perform the test twice, a new study suggests.

Academics from the University of Edinburgh found that the test – which looks for hidden blood in faeces – becomes nearly 100% accurate when people test twice, 13 days apart.

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