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National Screening Programme for Bowel Health.

May 07, 2013  |   Posted by :   |   Latest News   |   Comments Off on National Screening Programme for Bowel Health.

BowelScreen is a new, government-funded screening programme which once established,  will offer a BowelScreen home test kit to women and men aged 60 to 69 every two years. Overtime the programme will be expanded until the full 55 to 74 age group is reached. To develop the capacity to cater for the full 55 to 74 age […]

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What is bowel cancer?

May 07, 2013  |   Posted by :   |   Information For Patients   |   Comments Off on What is bowel cancer?

Bowel cancer is also known as colon, rectal or colorectal cancer. It affects the lower part of the digestive system (gut). Bowel cancer is the second most common form of cancer among men and women in Ireland. Bowel cancer in Ireland In Ireland, bowel (or colon, rectal or colorectal) cancer is the second most common […]

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