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The Peterborough & Hinchingbrooke Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is undertaking the screening programme for the populations of North Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire from June 2009.
Bowel cancer screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage when treatment is more likely to be effective.
If you are in the screening age range of 60-69, you will automatically be sent your screening invitation through the post once screening has started. All you need to do is make sure that your GP has the correct address details for you.
When screening starts, not all invitations can be sent out at once. Populations are divided up into age groups, and invitations are spread out over the first two years of screening. This means you may wait up to two years for your first screening invitation. Invitations are sent out around the time of your birthday. As always, people worried about possible symptoms shouldn't wait for screening, but should speak to their GP.
After your first screening test, you will be sent another invitation and screening kit every two years until you reach 69. If you are aged 70 or over, you can ask for a screening kit by calling the Freephone number below.
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital
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