Cancer screening is a type of test that checks for early signs of changes to your cells. Screening can help detect cancer at an early stage and prevent abnormal cancer cells from occurring or developing.
Screening tests are different depending on which part of your body is being tested. It is offered to the people who are most at risk of developing particular types of cancer. There are three national cancer screening programmes in England:
It is important that if you are invited for screening, you attend your appointment – or for bowel screening, carry out the test at home.
Find out more about health checks and screeningIn some parts of Hertfordshire and west Essex current and ex-smokers are being invited for a lung health check. This is a type of test to find signs of lung cancer as early as possible, in patients who are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer.
Find out more about the Targeted Lung Health Check programme