Screening for colon cancer
The government has announced that there will be a screening programme to detect colon cancer at an early stage - before symptoms occur and at a stage when surgery is curative.This will involve testing a sample of faeces for the presence of blood. The test kit will be easy to use and hopefully a good proportion of the target population (over 55 years) will take this opportunity. The planning is continuing but may be ready to start in 2 years.The best screening is to have a colonoscopy at 50 years. This cannot be funded by the taxpayer but for those serious about prevention - this is the best approach.See section on polyps and cancer for more details