People are being urged not to be "squeamish" and to make use of a home-testing kit for bowel cancer when it arrives in the ...

Care must be taken to ensure the stool is not mixed with urine or with water from the toilet. A healthcare provider may give directions on the best way to take the sample. In the case of diarrhea, ...

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They may need a blood or stool sample. For example, a blood test can indicate inflammation or help rule out certain diagnoses. The best approach depends on the cause of the bowel changes.

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All 50 to 74-year-olds in England will receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years, as the NHS expands its ...

In a small randomized trial, people who took capsules containing donated gut microbiomes experienced fewer gastrointestinal ...

Around 850,000 additional people in England a year will be eligible for the screening test, with over 4 million more people invited since roll out began in 2021 The kit, known as the faecal ...