If you are aged 50 to 74 and have received an NHS Bowel Cancer Screening test in the post, please make sure you complete it. The test is simple and done at home. It looks for tiny traces of blood in your poo, which can be a sign of bowel cancer. You just collect a small sample using the kit and post it back in the prepaid envelope. To find out more call the Free NHS Helpline on 0800 707 6060.
NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group along with Leeds City Council have launched a campaign to raise awareness of bowel cancer and how important it is for people to complete and return their bowel cancer screening kit. More information can be found on NHS Choices website https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening
Please click the link below to access the patient information leaflet for Bowel Screening:
Bowel Cancer Screening Leaflet
For information around screening for transgender and non-binary patients please view the GOV.UK website NHS Information For Trans and Non-Binary People
Details of how to do the test are available in a number of different languages. Please access via the website if you can’t see your spoken language below.
Bowel cancer screening kit instructions – Bengali
Bowel cancer screening kit instructions – English
Bowel Cancer Screening Kit Instructions – Polish
