England’s National Health Service’s faecal immunochemical test (FIT) has reduced referrals for suspected bowel cancer by ...

Thousands of people will be saved from bowel cancer under changes to the national screening programme, health officials have said.

The cost-effectiveness of a controversial test promoted as a multicancer early detection (MCED) tool from a single blood sample has been scrutinised in an investigation by the BMJ. The investigation ...

Current NHS policy of restricting cancer gene testing could be leading to some people carrying inherited genetic changes linked to cancer being missed, a small study found. Investigators at The ...

Women in England who have consistently missed their cervical screening appointments will soon be offered the option of performing DIY tests at home, in a significant move aimed at boosting uptake and ...

Writer Nick Harding has a blood test at a GFCT prostate cancer screening event at the Nelson Club in Warwick - Andrew Fox A few things are guaranteed to get men off the sofa and out the house.

Brits will now be able to test for genes linked to cancer following the development of a world-leading tool by the NHS. The health service has created a database of 120 genes known to increase the ...

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The government will also scale up robotic-assisted procedures and offer more patients genomic testing to allow for more ...