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Bowel Cancer: Screening

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 October 2024UIN 5537

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to offer bowel cancer screening to people aged 50.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The National Health Service in England has been gradually reducing the age for bowel screening from 60 years old down to 50 years old, since 2021/22. The extension to 50 years old is expected to be completed by 2025.

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