Home testing kits that can help detect the early stages of the UK's second biggest cancer killer are being rolled out for the first time in England.
As the second biggest cancer killer in the UK, almost 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year - but if caught early it can be treated. As part of a major expansion of the life-screening programme, people aged 58 will be automatically sent a Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) once eligible.
These can detect early signs of bowel cancer by precisely recording the presence of any blood in just a tiny sample of poo. The move is the latest stage in the phased rollout for people aged 50 and over.
