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Bowel screening

Things to help

Information and videos to help you decide if taking part in screening is right for you.

Things that keep your bowel healthy

Alternative languages including BSL

Information about bowel screening is available in a ranges of languages and formats, including BSL, audio and large font.

It can be found at NHS Inform.

Information about colonoscopy

Having a colonoscopy – Macmillan Cancer Support Easy Read Leaflet (pdf, November 2019)

Information about staying healthy

How To Try Not To Get Cancer – Cancer Research UK Easy Read Leaflet (pdf, February 2019)

Videos

Bowel screening: it’s up to you

A video from NHS Lothian to support people with a learning disability to take part in bowel screening

Bowel Cancer Screening Animation

This video from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will inform men and women aged 50 – 74 about bowel screening. Men and women are invited to participate every two years and the video includes how to undertake the test and when to expect the results.

Translated videos

Bowel cancer screening (British Sign Language)

 

 
Bowel cancer screening (Arabic)

 

 
Bowel cancer screening (Mandarin)

 

 

Bowel cancer screening (Punjabi)

 

Bowel cancer screening (Urdu)

 

 

Bowel cancer screening (Roma)

 

 
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