FIT tests and biopsies: Bringing bowel cancer prevention to the masses

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FIT tests and biopsies: Bringing bowel cancer prevention to the masses

Wednesday 4 October 2017, 05:02 PM

Residents in Hutt Valley and Wairapapa, aged 60 and 74, will soon be opening their letterbox to find information about the National Bowel Screening Programme

After five years of trialling and planning, New Zealand starts to see bowel screening introduced to the wider population this month. General practice is crucial to the success of the programme. Virginia McMillan finds out what it means for practices and their older patients

Far from being struck down with anxiety about the “C” word, most patients appreciate the call from their GP or practice nurse informing them of a posi, John McMenamin and Susan Parry, John McMenamin, GP lead for the National Bowel Screening Programme, with Susan Parry, clinical director of the bowel cancer team at the Ministry of He

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