Bowel cancer screening: the next step (English and translations)

cover of Next step leaflet

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is introducing quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021. Quantitative FIT is more sensitive than the existing test, simpler to carry out and requires only one sample rather than three. In other parts of the UK introducing FIT has resulted in an increase in screening uptake.

This leaflet provides information on further investigations participants may require, including colonoscopy.

A large print accessible Word version of this leaflet is available below.

Please note the translations are of the 2020 version.

 

 

Details

Format
4 pages, A5 leaflet
Target group
Participants in the Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme who require further investigations