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Bowel cancer screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage (in people with no symptoms), when treatment is more likely to be effective. Bowel cancer screening can also detect polyps. These are not cancers, but may develop into cancers over time. They can easily be removed, reducing the risk of bowel cancer developing.
Bowel cancer screening is currently being piloted in different areas of the UK. At present we do not have bowel cancer screening in the Isle of Man.
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About the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer
Beating Bowel cancer website has useful information on the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer information on this website
For information about bowel cancer, go to the bowel cancer section of this website.
Bowel cancer screening in the UK
For more information about the new bowel cancer screening programmes in the UK
