Bowel screening - A to Z
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Bowel screening is a sub-category of Detecting cancer and Screening
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Latest Bowel screening news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Research backs benefits of new bowel cancer test
31 January 2012 - Press Release: Over 12 per cent more bowel cancer cases found in over 60s because of screening
23 March 2011 - News story: Government announces new 'Flexi-scope' bowel screening test
5 October 2010 - News story: Five-minute screening test could prevent thousands of bowel cancers
28 April 2010 - News story: Welsh bowel screening programme detects 25 cases in six months
1 May 2009 - News story: Asian community less likely to attend cancer screening
6 March 2008 - News story: Lack of funding blamed for delay to bowel cancer screening programme
23 March 2006 - Press Release: Men braver than women over bowel cancer test
25 February 2005 - Press Release: Important advance in bowel screening
29 October 2002
- Press Release: New screening test more effective in left-side of bowel
25 May 2011 - News story: New campaign focuses on benefits of bowel screening
19 January 2011 - News story: Bowel cancer screening test 'may be less accurate in summer'
7 July 2010 - Press Release: Rich 50 per cent more likely to take part in bowel screening
3 December 2009 - News story: Wales begins bowel screening programme
29 October 2008 - Press Release: Government guilty of betrayal over bowel cancer screening
29 March 2006 - Press Release: Government challenged over bowel cancer screening programme
22 March 2006 - Press Release: A national bowel screening programme: what needs to be done
17 May 2004
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