About the National Bowel Screening Programme
Find out if you are eligible to participate in this free programme, when it is coming to your region and how your privacy is protected.
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Why take part in bowel screening
Bowel screening every two years can help find bowel cancer at an early stage, before it spreads. Find out about bowel cancer, symptoms and risk factors.
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Doing the bowel screening test
Find out about the bowel screening test and how you can do it at home.
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Your bowel screening test result
Find out when you can expect your result, what it means and what to expect if you’re sent for an extra check (a colonoscopy).
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Contact us for help
If you need more information, or need help in another language, free phone 0800 924 432.
Access information on bowel screening in te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, Hindi, Chinese and Korean.
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Access information on bowel screening in te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, Hindi, Chinese and Korean.
COVID-19 and bowel screening
What you need to know about bowel screening at different alert levels.
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"I'm glad I did the test"
Bowel screening is reducing New Zealand’s death toll from bowel cancer by finding cancers at an early stage, before symptoms show. Hundreds of kiwis say bowel screening has saved their lives. Read their stories here.
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