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<p>Using existing evidence and modelling techniques the United Kingdom National Screening
Committee (UKNSC) is currently consulting on changes to the current bowel screening
programme - whether bowel scope and Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) can be offered
as a combination or if FIT is robust enough to be the primary screen test from the
age of 50 years.</p><p> </p><p>The three month consultation closes on 7 April with
a recommendation at a subsequent meeting. Information about the consultation and how
to participate is available at:</p><p><a href="https://legacyscreening.phe.org.uk/bowelcancer"
target="_blank">https://legacyscreening.phe.org.uk/bowelcancer</a></p><p> </p><p>If
any changes are to be made to an existing screening programme this will follow the
UK NSC’s published evidence review process which can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process</a></p>
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