Self Check Bowel Health test is a simple & reliable test to detect an symptoms of colon polyps. Fast & reliable & results within 5 minutes. 95% of all cases of colon (bowel) cancer results from benign tumors called polyps that grow inside the colon. This means that this type of cancer is one of the few where the development of tumors can be prevented by early intervention. Polyps in the colon often remains undetected for many years until they develop into a cancerous form. If a polyp is found in time & removed, it can halt the development of colon caner. Early detection of colon cancer is very important & everyone over the age of 40 should perform a yearly fecal occult blood test in order to minimise risk.