Table 2.

 Content of information leaflets (title and topic headings)

PFG ‘Information about the English bowel cancer screening pilot’

Bowel cancer – the facts

Why screen for bowel cancer?

What is bowel cancer and how does it happen?

The screening test

Why a pilot study?

The screening process explained

What symptoms should I look out for?

What happens if my result is abnormal?

If I am diagnosed as having bowel cancer what happens?

If I took part in the last screening round should I take part again?

NPFG

‘Bowel screening – the facts’

What is the aim of this leaflet?

What is the purpose of bowel screening?

What is the NHS Bowel Screening Programme?

Is bowel screening important?

What does the bowel do?

What is bowel cancer?

Who is at risk of developing bowel cancer?

How does the screening test work?

How is the screening (FOB) test carried out?

When do I get my results and what do they mean?

What is a colonoscopy?

Do I have to have a colonoscopy if I have a positive FOB result?

How reliable is bowel screening?

What are the symptoms of bowel cancer?

What if I need treatment for bowel cancer?

What happens to my sample once it has been tested?

Summary

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