NHS England offers bowel cancer screening every two years to 175,000 individuals with Lynch syndrome.

NHS England offers bowel cancer screening to thousands with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases risk of bowel, pancreatic, and ovarian cancers. About 175,000 people in England have Lynch syndrome, but only 5% are aware of it. NHS plans to invite these individuals for bowel screening every two years to detect diseases in earlier stages, reducing the number of cancer cases and improving treatment success.

February 20, 2024
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