Bowel cancer checks for anyone with inherited risk

Thousands of people in England with a genetic condition that raises their risk of bowel cancer by up to 80% will be given regular cancer checks. It is thought to raise the lifetime risk of bowel cancer by up to about 80% About 1,100 bowel cancers are caused by Lynch syndrome each year in England. Bowel cancer is now the third most common cancer in the country and cases are rising year on year, according to the clinical director for cancer at NHS England. The charity Bowel Cancer UK said it expected to see "a vast improvement" in outcomes for people with Lynch syndrome with the offer of regular cancer checks. Bowel cancer screening - NHS. Colonoscopy - NHS. Testing for Lynch syndrome - what you need to know - Bowel Cancer UK. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

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