Bowel Health

Bowel cancer is no longer a disease that only affects older adults. If you're under 50 and wondering whether you should be screened, you're asking the right question, and you're not alone. This article explains what the NHS screening programme covers, where the gaps are, and when private qFIT testing might be a sensible option. Bowel cancer rates are rising in younger adults The trend is clear, and it's concerning. A large global analysis published in The Lancet Oncology foun

Coeliac disease affects 1 in 100 people in the UK, but only a third are diagnosed. Learn the overlooked symptoms, why the average diagnosis takes 13 years, and how a tTG antibody blood test can help.

NHS England has lowered the FIT referral threshold from 120 to 80 micrograms. Here's what that means, who benefits, and when you should see your GP instead.

Bowel cancer is the UK's 4th most common cancer and 2nd biggest killer — but when caught early, over 90% of people survive. Here's everything you need to know about the qFIT screening test, what the evidence says about its accuracy, and how to get one privately from Brooksby Medical.