Annette Brooke MP puts the spotlight on screening in Mid Dorset and Poole
January 22, 2010 5:04 PM
20 January 2010 - MP Annette Brooke met with representatives from Beating Bowel Cancer, at their annual BE LOUD BE CLEAR reception asking Parliamentarians to be loud about bowel cancer and raise awareness of the importance of screening.
Bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer. Of the 100 people diagnosed with bowel cancer every day, almost half will die from the condition. Yet over 90% of cases can be treated successfully if diagnosed early enough. Ensuring that people take part in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme is therefore essential in improving outcomes for bowel cancer patients.
All people aged 60-69 in England are invited for screening every two years through the NHS bowel cancer screening programme. Yet, in Mid Dorset and Poole North only 57% of people have taken part in screening since it was made available. Beating Bowel Cancer is calling for those people eligible to take part in the screening programme, with the goal of screening one million additional people in the UK over the next two years, and ultimately saving over 2,000 lives through early diagnosis of bowel cancer.
Annette Brooke MP said: 'I was pleased to learn today that 574,662 people in the southern screening hub have taken part in bowel cancer screening to date. However, too many people are still dying from this curable disease. If 77% of people in the southern screening hub took part in bowel cancer screening, in the next two years, 1633 cancers could be detected. That is why I am being LOUD about the importance of screening to ensure that people in Mid Dorset and Poole North stay CLEAR of bowel cancer.'
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