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The 2-minute test all Britons should take to slash risk of bowel cancer death by 43 per cent, scientists urge

Daily Mail Health · 20 August 2026 at 17:01

The 2-minute test all Britons should take to slash risk of bowel cancer death by 43 per cent, scientists urge

Researchers say their findings 'support efforts to increase screening uptake' for the disease that kills 17,000 Britons every year.

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The 2-minute test all Britons should take to slash risk of bowel cancer death by 43 per cent, scientists urge

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