Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a way of checking if there’s a bulge or swelling in the aorta, the main blood vessel that runs from your heart down through your tummy.
This bulge or swelling is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA. It can be serious if it’s not spotted early on because it could get bigger and eventually burst (rupture).
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NHS: AAA Screening
Bowel Cancer Screening
Bowel cancer is a common type of cancer in both men and women. About 1 in 20 people will get it during their lifetime.
Screening can help detect bowel cancer at an early stage, when it’s easier to treat. It can also be used to help check for and remove small growths in the bowel called polyps, which can turn into cancer over time.
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NHS: Bowel Cancer Screening
Bowel Cancer Symptoms – How to spot the warning signs
Please see the video below for advice on how to spot the warning signs of Bowel Cancer.
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Bowel Cancer Symptoms – How to spot the warning signs.FIT Bowel Cancer Screening
Your guide to the FIT bowel cancer screening test. FIT stands for faecal immunochemical test. It looks for tiny traces of blood in the poo which can be a sign of bowel cancer.
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How to do the FIT bowel cancer screening test: Cancer Research UK
Breast Cancer Screening
About 1 in 8 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. If it’s detected early, treatment is more successful and there’s a good chance of recovery.
Breast screening aims to find breast cancers early. It uses an X-ray test called a mammogram that can spot cancers when they’re too small to see or feel.
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NHS: Breast Cancer Screening
Touch Look Check
Most cases of breast cancer are found by women noticing unusual changes, taking the initiative and visiting their doctor. The earlier breast cancer is found, the better the chance of beating it – so you can see how important it is to make regular checks.
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Touch, Look, CheckNHS Screening Programmes for LGBTQ+
Find out what screening you are entitled to, and how that is affected by where you are, your age and how you are registered at your local doctors practice.
NHS population screening: information for trans and non-binary people – GOV.UK
Prostate Cancer Screening
In the UK, about 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, and your risk increases with age. The risk is even higher for black men and men with a family history of prostate cancer.
Find out more about your risk.
See and share our infographic on prostate cancer risk
Getting Checked for Prostate Cancer – Prostate Cancer Research
If you have recently been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, you may like to visit Prostate Progress – Prostate Cancer Research
