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Bowel cancer survivors offered pioneering blood tests

200 bowel cancer survivors in Swansea are to be offered revolutionary blood tests to check whether their disease has returned. Those chosen will also be on a waiting list for colonoscopies, ensuring a diagnosis is not delayed if indeed a patient’s cancer has reappeared and offering peace of mind for those who are cleared. The rollout has been funded by…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2023
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Government plans to scrap free COVID tests imminently

It is expected that next week ministers will announce plans to phase out free COVID tests. The “living with COVID strategy”, to be released on Monday, will reportedly signal the end of free COVID testing and the tracing system. However, it is not known whether these plans will apply solely to England or the UK entirely. The plan, which is…
Ben Kemp
February 18, 2022