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IF YOU ARE AGED BETWEEN 50 AND 74, THE SCOTTISH
BOWEL SCREENING PROGRAMME WILL INVITE YOU FOR
SCREENING EVERY 2 YEARS.
A KIT WILL BE SENT TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS WHERE IT
IS TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE
SCREENING CENTRE BASED IN DUNDEE.
1 in 20 OVER 50S WILL GET BOWEL CANCER AT SOME
POINT IN THEIR LIVES, SCREENING AIMS TO FIND
BOWEL CANCER AT AN EARLY STAGE.
IF THE CANCER IS DETECTED EARLY ENOUGH, THERE IS
A 90% CHANCE OF TREATING THE DISEASE
SUCCESSFULLY
HELPLINE: 0800 0121 833
WEBSITE:
www.nhsinform.co.uk/Screening/bowel