10-08-2018, 03:21 PM
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Bowel cancer screening to start earlier at age 50 in England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45143895Currently, men and women in England are first invited for screening at the age of 60 and sent a home testing kit.
The change brings England in line with Scotland where bowel screening is automatically offered from 50.
An independent committee of screening experts recently recommended that bowel cancer screening in England should begin 10 years earlier than it does now.
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has now agreed to the change, and NHS England and Public Health England are deciding how the plan will be rolled out.
A new, improved test, called a faecal immunochemical home test kit or FIT, is being rolled out to everyone age 60 and over in the autumn.
11-08-2018, 03:24 PM
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Re: Bowel cancer screening to start earlier at age 50 in England
It's interesting how they have reported this as happening but given no timescale. The official publication says it's recommended that people from age 50 are screened in "future". There's nothing to say it's available universally from Autumn. Seems to be part of a long term plan but no date is confirmed."The committee recognises that this change will take time but wants the FIT test to be offered to all aged 60 and over as soon as possible, and options considered for a roll out plan where screening can be offered at 55 and eventually to all aged 50 – ensuring we have the best bowel screening programme possible."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/b...to-start-at-50
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