Bowel Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 3363 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve the (a) early detection and (b) timely treatment of bowel cancer in young adults.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 8 Jul 2026
The Government is determined to improve early diagnosis and timely treatment for bowel cancer, including in young adults.The Government is increasing the sensitivity of faecal immunochemical tests for bowel cancer screening to catch more bowel cancers at ...