https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/fit/Recent content in fit on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 18 Apr 2026 12:25:57 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/anyone-born-before-1976-should-sign-up-for-free-nhs-cancer-screening-kit/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:25:57 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/anyone-born-before-1976-should-sign-up-for-free-nhs-cancer-screening-kit/An NHS doctor is urging anyone born before 1976 to sign up for a free at-home bowel cancer screening kit, emphasizing how early detection can prevent cancer from developing or progressing. These kits detect warning signs that might otherwise go unnoticed until symptoms worsen, improving the chances of successful treatment. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, ranking just behind prostate, breast, and lung cancers. Detecting it early greatly increases survival rates, and millions of people qualify for free home testing through the NHS.