Guidance

Bowel cancer screening: having a CT colonography (CTC) scan

Information on the computed tomography colonography (CTC) scan for people who need further investigations following their NHS bowel cancer screening.

Applies to England

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PDF, 130 KB, 5 pages

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

A CTC may be offered to people needing further investigations when colonoscopy is unsuitable for them.

This information is also available above in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information.

To request another format, you can phone 0300 311 22 33 or email england.contactus@nhs.net.

Published 1 October 2013
Last updated 4 October 2024 + show all updates

4 October 2024
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.
28 July 2022
Updating confidentiality section, replacing mention of Public Health England with NHS England.
20 October 2021
Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.
8 March 2021
Added link to an A4 PDF version of the information.
25 January 2021
Removed the PDF version of the leaflet.
19 July 2019
Added html version of this leaflet. This can be read or downloaded in large print, and read aloud using screen reader technology.
23 November 2018
Updated version of leaflet.
25 May 2018
Updated leaflet to add information on data use and protection.
1 October 2013
First published.