Thousands missing out on bowel cancer screening – study

24 Aug 2024

RNZ

Thousands of New Zealanders are failing to get proper screening for bowel cancer.

New research found over a 10-year period more than 7000 eligible people tried but failed, due to an error with the test or it not being done properly.

It found deprivation was a huge factor in people failing to do the test again.

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