威尔士肠癌筛查从50岁改为50岁,使早期检测增加了一倍,增加了存活率并减少了系统压力。 Wales' bowel cancer screening shift to age 50 has doubled early detections, boosting survival and reducing system strain.

自2021年将肠癌筛查年龄从60岁降低至50岁以来,威尔士通过筛查发现的早期癌症数量翻了一番以上,从2020年的211例21例上升至2023年的457例24例。 Since lowering the bowel cancer screening age from 60 to 50 in 2021, Wales has more than doubled the number of early cancers detected through screening, rising from 211 cases in 2020–21 to 457 in 2023–24. 扩大的方案邀请所有50至74岁在全科医生登记的所有符合条件的50至74岁个人每两年进行一次免费的、以家庭为基础的排泄物免疫化学测试,在出现症状之前可以发现癌症,并发现预发性聚变。 The expanded program invites all eligible individuals aged 50 to 74 registered with a GP to take a free, home-based faecal immunochemical test (FIT) every two years, which can find cancer before symptoms appear and detect precancerous polyps. 每年的筛查邀请也增加了一倍多,从223 000份增加到500 000份以上。 Annual screening invitations have also more than doubled, from 223,000 to over 500,000. 卫生官员强调,早期发现将存活率提高到90%,并敦促参与,拯救生命,减轻卫生系统的压力。 Health officials stress that early detection improves survival rates to 90%, and urge participation to save lives and reduce strain on the health system. 政府继续投资于国民保健服务的诊断和治疗能力。 The government continues to invest in NHS capacity for diagnosis and treatment. 肠癌仍然是威尔士最常见的癌症之一,每年新增2 000多例。 Bowel cancer remains one of the most common cancers in Wales, with over 2,000 new cases each year.