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1. I've heard there is a new bowel cancer screening programme starting in England. How can I find out about getting screened?
last reviewed: 07.08.2007
2. I am a heavy smoker. I know this is bad for me but I just can't stop. But I am worried about lung cancer. Would a regular chest x-ray pick up any early signs of a tumour?
last reviewed: 01.07.2004
3. My mother, who is in her 40s, has had a letter asking her to go for a cervical smear test. She says she is not going because she had a normal test 5 years ago, and does not need another. Is this right?
last reviewed: 31.01.2007
4. What is the free PSA test?
last reviewed: 06.06.2007
5. Are there plans to do routine bowel cancer screening in Northern Ireland?
last reviewed: 08.08.2007
6. I've heard about the Mcm5 test for bladder cancer. Can you tell me more?
last reviewed: 23.02.2007
7. After a routine mammogram the doctor says that there is a radial scar in one of my breasts. What is this?
last reviewed: 27.06.2006
8. I've heard that when the bowel cancer screening programme reaches my area I'll be sent an FOBt. What is this?
last reviewed: 07.08.2007
9. Does HRT have any effect on my breast cancer screening mammograms?
last reviewed: 11.01.2006
10. I am 45 and am taking HRT. Does this mean that I could have breast screening?
last reviewed: 01.06.2004
All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.