Guidance

Bowel cancer screening: imaging use

Information about imaging practice standards for bowel cancer screening of individuals unsuitable for a colonoscopy.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 November 2012
• Last updated: 12 March 2021 — See all updates

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Bowel cancer screening: guidelines for CTC imaging

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This publication explains the use of whole colon imaging as an alternative to a colonoscopy as part of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP). It replaces ‘Guidelines for the use of imaging in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme’ (NHS BCSP publication number 5, 2012).

The guidelines include information on:

• patient selection
• staging
• CTC surveillance
• governance and risk management
• consent
• audit

Contact the screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.

Published 1 November 2012
Last updated 12 March 2021 + show all updates

1. 12 March 2021

   Clarified the position on flexible sigmoidoscopy prior to a CTC procedure.

2. 14 October 2019

   Added new guidelines on CTC imaging in NHS bowel cancer screening.

3. 1 November 2012

   First published.