NHS England is lowering the detection threshold for the colon cancer home screening kit from 120 µg/g to 80 µg/g of blood in stool from next month. This fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is offered to all people over the age of 50 to check for blood in the stool as a possible sign of cancer. The change follows recommendations from the UK's National Screening Committee and brings England into line with Scotland and Wales. The NHS is expected to offer 35% more screening colonoscopies per year to diagnose or rule out colon cancer. This change could help detect about 600 more colon cancers early. Lowering the threshold should lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of thousands of people.