NHS South West encourages bowel screening test participation

During Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April, the NHS in the South West is urging individuals aged 50 to 74 to complete and return their free bowel cancer screening kits. Dr. Julie Frier emphasizes that bowel screening saves lives and is easy to do at home. This year marks the screening program’s 20th anniversary, having detected 70,000 cases nationally. Grace, a bowel cancer survivor, encourages everyone to take the five-minute test, highlighting its importance in potentially saving lives.

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