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The Department of Health has recently announced the rollout of the NHS National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NBCSP). The following article outlines the principles of bowel cancer screening and examines the evidence supporting such a programme, including economic factors. In addition, the implications of colorectal cancer screening for individuals outside of the target age range of the NBCSP are considered.