Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 47308

Bowel Cancer: Screening

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase the uptake of bowel screenings.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Coverage of bowel cancer screening has been increasing in recent years, with a marked increase from 2019 of 11.3 percentage points since the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) test was rolled out as the primary test in the screening programme with coverage ...
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