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Colon capsule cameras to test for cancer are to be rolled out across the NHS

Colon capsule endoscopy is to be trialled across the NHS. The miniature cameras are no bigger than a pill and will help patients with gastrointestinal disease and bowel cancer symptoms be prioritised for further tests.

Colon capsule endoscopy is to be trialled across the NHS. The miniature cameras are no bigger than a pill and will help patients with gastrointestinal disease and bowel cancer symptoms be prioritised for further tests. An initial group of 11,000 NHS patients in England will receive the capsule cameras in more than 40 parts of the country. The imaging technology can provide a diagnosis within hours and can be carried out at home. Whereas, traditional endoscopies mean patients need to attend hospital and have a tube inserted. Infection control measures required to make endoscopies Covid-secure mean they take much longer to do, which

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