新西兰将肠癌查范围扩大到58岁,增加了4万名患者. NZ expands bowel cancer screening to age 58, adding 40,000 people.

新西兰正在扩大其肠癌查计划, 将资格年龄从60岁降至58岁, 增加约4万名参与该项目的人. New Zealand is expanding its bowel cancer screening program by lowering the eligibility age from 60 to 58, adding about 40,000 people to the program. 预计在未来25年内, 这种改变将防止数百例癌症病例和死亡. The change is expected to prevent hundreds of cancer cases and deaths over the next 25 years. 随着这一点的推出,正在开发一种新的便检测途径,以帮助识别任何年龄段的人患癌症症状并优先考虑那些需要紧急护理的人. Alongside this, a new stool test pathway is being rolled out to help identify cancer symptoms in people of any age and prioritize those who need urgent care.