Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85654

Bowel Cancer

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to introduce an (a) diagnostic protocol for bowel cancer in patients under 50 and (b) a mandatory referral for colonoscopy after two presentations of unresolv

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department is committed to ensuring that people of all ages with symptoms of bowel cancer are diagnosed as quickly as possible. Clinicians should use their judgment in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance to ensu...

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