By reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation – from 120 micrograms of blood per gram of poo down to 80 – the NHS will offer 35% more screening ...

NHS England » Thousands at risk of inherited cancers to receive regular NHS checks through world-first genetics programme ...

Patients will be able to find out whether they have genes linked to cancer using a world-leading tool developed by the NHS.

NHS England will collect patient information on 100 genes linked to an increased risk of cancer, in a bid to identify those ...

Increased sensitivity of test that detects the second deadliest cancer will save hundreds of lives, oncologists say ...

The NHS in England is improving the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening in a bid to pick up thousands more cases that could ...

NHS England has announced it is reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation for ...

The health service has created a database of 120 genes known to increase the chances of the disease.

NHS guidelines for gene testing miss half of people carrying inherited genetic changes linked to cancer, a new study reports. Scientists assessed patients who received testing in the private sector to ...