More New Zealanders eligible for free bowel cancer screening
From today the free bowel cancer screening age starts lowering from 58 years old to 56. The latest change is a phased roll out, happening region by region, and means another 200,000 New Zealanders are eligible for a free home test. Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in Aotearoa. More than 1,200 people die from it annually, and yet when it's caught early, it's one of the most treatable cancers there is. Bowel Cancer New Zealand chief executive Peter Huskinson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.