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Life-saving Bowel Screening Now Available In Wellington Region

Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:49 pm The National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) was launched in Wellington this week, bringing free screening to around 45,000 people living in Kapiti, Porirua and Wellington city. Capital & Coast District Health Board is the 16th DHB to offer bowel screening and joins its neighbours, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa, which were the first DHBs to join the national programme when it began almost four years ago. NBSP Clinical Director Dr Susan Parry says the addition of the greater Wellington population to the programme this week is a significant milestone. “Around 86 percent of eligible New Zealanders, aged 60 to 74, now have access to

Bowel screening programme uncovering cancer in people with no symptoms

Canterbury health workers celebrated the launch of the national bowel screening programme in the region at Christchurch s Waipapa Hospital on Tuesday to raise awareness of the free service. Chalmers-Watson said just under 60 per cent of people offered the test had accepted it. The international target for screening participation was 60 per cent. “Through screening, we’re detecting people [with cancer] who had no symptoms – so the programme is already saving lives.” JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff Dr Teresa Chalmers-Watson, Canterbury DHB clinical lead, celebrates the launch of the Canterbury national bowel screening programme at Waipapa on Tuesday. Ōtautahi Māori health group Manawhenua Ki Waitaha representative Wendy Dallas-Katoa said the age of participation for Māori should have been lowered to 50 as there was clear evidence Māori were more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage and die from the disease.

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