NHS to increase accuracy of bowel cancer test in England

Increased sensitivity of test that detects the second deadliest cancer will save hundreds of lives, oncologists say

The main test for the UK’s second deadliest cancer is being made more accurate in England, in a move NHS bosses believe will save hundreds of lives.

The sensitivity of the faecal immunochemical test (Fit), which detects bowel cancer by spotting blood in the patient’s stool, will be increased as part of an overhaul of cancer diagnosis and treatment.