Cancer survivor ‘grateful for bowel screen’

When Tom O’Keeffe got a letter in the post in April last year offering a free bowel screen, he thought “I’ll fly through this”.

The 63-year-old father of three, who lives with his wife Mabel in Carrignavar, Co Cork, never had any bowel trouble.

“The test itself was very simple and only took a few minutes to complete. I posted my test and waited for a reply, thinking this was just a formality,” Tom said.