Only 60% of women take part in bowel cancer screening

Women are risking their lives by not taking part in bowel screening tests according to new research.  A research team led by Professor Colin McCowan at the University of St Andrews and Dr Katie Robb from the University of Glasgow found that while 81% of women took part in cervical cancer screening and 73% in breast cancer screening only 60% of women took part in bowel screening. According to Bowel Cancer UK bowel cancer is treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early. In a study published in the British Journal of Cancer the team analysed anonymised health records for more than