Guidance

Bowel cancer screening: an easy guide to having a CTC scan

An easy read guide to explain what happens during a CTC scan, developed by and for people with learning disabilities.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 27 January 2020
• Last updated: 4 October 2024
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  1. 4 October 2024

     Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

  2. 27 January 2020

     First published.

Documents

Bowel cancer screening: CTC scan easy guide

Ref: PHE publications gateway reference: GW-1038

PDF, 793 KB, 15 pages

Details

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

This easy guide can be used by health professionals, family and carers to explain to people with learning disabilities what a CTC scan involves.

A CTC scan may be offered to some individuals following an abnormal screening result if colonoscopy is not a suitable procedure for them.