- How long has the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme been in operation?
- I'm in my sixties. What do I have to do to take part in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme?
- Can you tell me more about bowel cancer screening?
- What is an FOBt kit?
- Will the FOBt tell me if I have cancer?
- How do I use the screening kit?
- My father died of bowel cancer in his fifties. Can I be tested earlier?
- I'm in my seventies. Can I still have the test?
- I'm worried about constipation/diarrhoea. Can I have the test?
- If screening is rolled out, why haven’t I had my invitation?
- I'm in my sixties and I know that some of my neighbours have already received their kit. Have I been missed?
- How do I get my screening kit?
- I'm in the screening age range, and I want my kit now as I'm worried about symptoms.
- I'm under the screening age, but I'm worried about symptoms/have a family history of bowel problems. Can I be screened?
- I take care of the hygiene needs of a disabled/infirm person. Can I complete the screening kit for them?
- I am a carer, looking after someone who lacks the mental capacity to make their own decisions about screening. They have been invited for screening. How should I deal with their invitation?
- My husband and some of my neighbours have received their screening kit even though they are younger than I am. Have I been left out?
- It's more than two years since I was screened but I still haven't received my next screening invitation.
- I eat a healthy diet so why would I have bowel cancer?
- I have had bowel surgery. Do I need to continue with bowel screening?
- How can I tell if I have a functioning colon?
- I suffer from haemorrhoids (piles). Will this interfere with the screening test?
- I've heard that a technique called flexible sigmoidoscopy is going to be introduced into the NHS Bowel cancer Screening Programme. Can you tell me more about it?
- How does the programme know to invite me? Does the invitation system have all my medical details?
- NHS BCSP home page
- Programme publications
- About bowel screening
- Why screen for bowel cancer?
- What is the purpose of bowel cancer screening?
- How is the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme organised?
- Who is eligible for bowel cancer screening?
- Age extension to bowel cancer screening
- How are GPs involved in bowel cancer screening?
- How much does bowel screening cost?
- How does the screening process work?
- What does my bowel cancer screening result mean?
- How does the FOB test work?
- What is a colonoscopy?
- What are the risks of colonoscopy?
- More information about the
screening programme- Who does what in the NHS BCSP?
- List of hubs and screening centres
- NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Evaluation Group
- Bowel cancer
- GP Pack (Information for primary care)
- NHS bowel cancer training centres in England
- The English Bowel Screening Pilot
- Evaluation of English Bowel Screening Pilot
- Evaluation of the second round of the English Bowel Screening Pilot
- Use of patient information
- Frequently asked questions
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Programme news index
- Research in bowel cancer screening
- Useful links
