Government announces new ‘Flexi-scope’ bowel screening test

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Date of publication: October, 2010

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: A 16-year clinical trial, co-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the Lancet medical journal, revealed that 10,000 people each year will avoid bowel cancer as a result of including the Flexi-scope test into the national bowel screening programme. 

The government has confirmed that a £60 million investment will enable the test to be rolled out nationwide over the next four years. 

Length of publication: 1 webpage

Some important notes: A summary of the original Lancet article can be found by clicking here. The full text of the original article can be accessed clicking here  (This article is available in full text to all NHS Staff using Athens, for more information about accessing full text follow this link to find your local NHS Library)