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A study looking at a new way to screen for bowel cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study looked at adding a screening test called a bowel scope to try to improve the NHS Scotland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

It was for people due to have bowel screening who were around 60 years old.

This study was open for people in Scotland to join between 2014 and 2015. The team published the results in 2019.

Recruitment start: 21 June 2014

Recruitment end: 31 December 2015

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Bob Steele

Supported by

NHS Tayside

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Scottish Government Health Directorates

University of Dundee

Last reviewed: 5 April 2021

CRUK internal database number: 11989

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