Health officials warn little over half of 54-year-olds completed free at-home test kits.

MILLIONS of Brits are forgetting to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, health chiefs warn. The NHS sends free ...

Health officials have raised concerns over the “low numbers” of people in their 50s taking part in bowel cancer screening.

The latest NHS data shows only 56.2% of 54-year-olds completed their home screening test between April 2024 and March 2025, ...

Health officials have voiced concerns regarding the significantly lower uptake of bowel cancer screening among people in their 50s. New figures reveal just over half of 54-year-olds completed at-home ...

The number of Britons in their 50s who take part in bowel cancer screening remains critically low, the NHS has warned.

England’s National Health Service’s (NHS') fecal immunochemical test (FIT) has reduced referrals for suspected bowel cancer by 140,000, while the number of cancer cases has remained stable. This shows ...

A Lancashire man says a simple NHS bowel cancer test kit "saved my life" after it detected the disease before he had any ...

About half a million samples are collected from over-50s in Scotland each year in a highly successful NHS program that ...

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TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson (Image: Ian West/PA Wire) "I'd rather not know." "It's embarrassing." "Why bother if it's too late?" "I don't have the time." All excuses trotted out by people who refuse ...