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NHS extends bowel cancer screening programme after Oxford study

NHS England will now send home-testing kits for bowel cancer to all 50-74-year-olds every two years, expanding the program after a study in Oxford.
Over 850,000 additional people in England can now return stool samples for blood checks, as the age for screening is lowered.
Steven Ball, 54, was diagnosed with early-stage bowel cancer after submitting a positive sample through the screening program.
Experts emphasize the importance of screening, stating that more than nine in 10 people survive bowel cancer when diagnosed at an early stage.

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