More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply reinviting people

More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply reinviting people More than 11,000 lives could be saved by simply reinviting people who miss key bowel cancer test, research suggests.

A yearly reminder would boost uptake by nearly 14 per cent and catch thousands more cases of the disease, the Cancer Research UK study found.

Everyone aged 60 to 74 who is registered with a GP in England is automatically sent an at-home stool test every two years. The Daily Mail 

See also:

• Closing the gap: How new screening interventions could reduce inequalities in bowel cancer outcomes Cancer Research UK
• Modelling cost-effective strategies for minimising socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer screening outcomes in England (abstract) Preventive Medicine