Return your bowel test kit.
It could save your life.
What is Bowel cancer screening?
Bowel cancer screening is a test you do at home that checks for signs of bowel cancer. It's offered to everyone aged 50 to 74, who are automatically sent a kit every two years.
Bowel cancer screening uses a test called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to look for tiny amounts of blood in a sample of your poo. This could be a sign of bowel cancer. You collect the sample at home and send it by post to be tested.
It can help find cancer early, and before you have any symptoms, which can make it easier to treat.
How to get a bowel cancer screening home test (FIT kit)
If you're aged 50 to 74 and registered with a GP, you'll automatically get a bowel cancer screening home test kit (FIT kit) through the post every 2 years.
This is because your risk of getting bowel cancer gets higher as you get older.
If you're aged 75 or over, you can ask for a home test kit every 2 years by calling the bowel cancer screening helpline on:
Freephone 0800 707 6060
If you do not have a permanent home address, you can ask your GP surgery for your bowel screening kit to be sent to the GP surgery or to another address.
Common concerns about the bowel screening test
Here are some common concerns about doing the bowel screening test, including some that you may have yourself.
You can either choose specific ones from the menu in the bottom right, or play through all concerns.
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