Bowel Cancer Screening

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:14 pm on 30 January 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:14, 30 January 2018

We recently agreed to implement a more sensitive and user-friendly testing regime for bowel cancer screening in Wales. It's a key action within the revised cancer delivery plan. The roll-out of FIT within the bowel screening programme in Wales is planned for January 2019 and it's hoped it'll be more user-friendly and will improve uptake. That new test is expected to result in an increased demand for colonoscopy as a result of better uptake and slightly increased sensitivity.