If you are registered with a GP practice, the NHS will post a screening kit to your home every two years between the ages of 50 and 74. If you are 75 or over, you can request a kit every two years by ...

Long waiting times and the discomfort of undergoing a colonoscopy to rule out colorectal cancer can be avoided with a faecal (or poo) test, for which the sample can be given in the comfort of your own ...

I think we can all unanimously agree that, while doctors are totally necessary, doctors' appointments can seriously be a PIA. Let's take my own health, for example: I've been having some—er, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People with signs of bowel cancer should be offered a £5 “poo test” before invasive bowel investigations, health leaders have said ...

Testing your poop for bowel cancer is an activity you wouldn’t normally schedule into your diary, but you may want to make a mind-memo to give your daily ablutions a little more of your attention.

While mammograms and smear tests are widely recognised, a crucial screening for bowel cancer often goes unnoticed, with new ...