Bowel Cancer Screening - Old
Page last reviewed: 20 June 2026
Page created: 13 July 2022
Page created: 13 July 2022
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We are raising awareness of Bowel Cancer Screening and the importance of completing your at-home test when it is sent in the post. Bowel Cancer Screening was introduced in the UK, 20 years ago and since then, it's saved thousands of lives. Yet nearly 1 in 3 people in England still miss out by not sending their kit back.
If you are aged 50–74, that little box in the post is your best chance at early detection—when the disease is easiest to treat. Don’t ignore it.