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More ways to contact usBowel screening helps cancer to be spotted early, which is when treatment can be most successful. Find out when you will be invited to take part and what this might involve.
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There are benefits and disadvantages to having bowel cancer screening.
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Bowel screening can find bowel cancer at a very early stage, when it has the best chance of being treated.
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This test checks bowel motions for tiny amount of ‘hidden blood’. It is not a test for cancer, but can indicate whether further tests are needed to examine the bowel.
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This test looks at the lower part of your large bowel. It can help detect cancers at an early stage.
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A colonoscopy is a way of examining the lining of the bowel from the inside.
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This test uses a CT scanner to create a picture of the bowel.
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