Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in Scotland after lung and breast cancer. Every year, over 3,000 people are diagnosed with the disease. 

The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme will invite all men and women in Scotland between the ages of 50 to 74 for screening every two years.  

Details of this can be found at www.bowelscreening.scot.nhs.uk  or also by calling the Scottish Bowel Screening Helpline on 0800 012 1833.