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Christchurch hospitals offering free clinics to help diagnose bowel cancer

12 July 2017
Christchurch hospitals offering free clinics to help diagnose bowel cancer

Canterbury Charity Hospital and St George’s Hospital are offering a free clinic to help diagnose bowel cancer. New research shows that bowel cancer is increasing at an alarming rate in those aged under 50.

Both hospitals started providing free theatre time this week for specialists to carry out flexible sigmoidoscopy tests on up to eight patients each week.

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