NHS Bowel Screening Programme
The NHS Bowel Screening Programme offers a home test kit for screening to all adults aged 60 to 74 every 2 years.
People over 75 or over can request screening every 2 years by phoning the helpline. Screening saves lives by discovering cancer earlier (before symptoms develop) when it is more easily treated.
For more information please visit Bowel Cancer Screening or contact the National Bowel Screening helpline on 0800 707 6060. We do encourage you to do this screening test when you receive one.
The screening program is expanding and you may receive a letter earlier than your 60th birthday.