In Ireland, everyone age 57 to 71 can get free bowel screening.
You can get free bowel screening through the national bowel screening programme - BowelScreen to:
- stop you from getting bowel cancer
- find bowel cancer
You collect a sample of poo at home using a BowelScreen home test kit. Then you send it back to us for testing.
This is to find tiny traces of blood in your poo, which can be a sign of:
- bowel polyps (growths) that can turn into cancer over time
- cancer at an early stage before you notice symptoms
Finding cancer early means it’s often easier to treat.
Non-urgent advice: Contact your GP if:
- you have any symptoms of bowel cancer
Do not wait for your next bowel screening test.
Content supplied by the NHS and adapted for Ireland by the HSE
