Bowel cancer: should I be screened?
Published on The Guardian Website in partnership with BMJ.
Bowel cancer is a serious condition, but there are good treatments. Treatment works best if it's started early. To pick up early warning signs of cancer, you might wish to consider a screening test.
- If your bowel cancer is found after it has started causing symptoms, you have a 5 in 10 chance of surviving for at least five years
- If your bowel cancer is found before it has started causing symptoms,
you have an 8 in 10 chance of surviving for at least five years.
