About the Test
Bowel Scope Screening test
Everyone in your area aged 55 to 59 is being offered bowel scope screening whether or not they have symptoms or a family history of bowel cancer.
Bowel scope screening involves a procedure called Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, which uses a thin, flexible tube with a camera to examine your lower bowel. The tube is sometimes called a flexiscope or flexisig. The test is designed to find and remove polyps, reducing your chance of developing cancer dramatically.
Before you come along for screening, you probably have questions about what will happen, how the test works and why you should attend.
There’s plenty of information here, along with video clips from people who’ve had the test – to help you understand what to expect.
FIT Kit
All men and women aged between 60-74 and who are registered with a GP are invited to participate in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
A test kit is sent in the post every two years and provides a simple, hygienic and discreet way for you to collect a small sample of your bowel motion (poo) in the privacy of your own home.
