Health · Public Health & Disease · 7 hrs ago
A bowel screening test revealed 30 polyps in Harry Polderman’s intestines
Harry Polderman, 68, learned he had 30 polyps in his intestines after taking a bowel cancer screening test.
He says he had left the test untouched for years.
The test showed him what was in his intestines, though the information provided does not say whether the polyps were cancerous.
Participation in the screening programme is slightly lower than in recent years, according to figures released on Tuesday.
Polderman now says putting off the test was foolish.
The figures point to fewer people taking part, while his experience shows what the test revealed for him.
No further steps in his care are described.
A bowel cancer screening test revealed 30 polyps in Harry Polderman’s intestines.
Polderman, 68, had left the test unused for years.
He now thinks that was a mistake.
Fewer people are taking part in the screening programme than in recent years, according to figures announced Tuesday.
- Who
- Harry Polderman, 68.
- What
- A bowel cancer screening test revealed 30 polyps in his intestines.
- When
- The figures were announced Tuesday; the article was published on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- In Polderman’s intestines. The source does not state where he took the test.
- Why
- The test was part of a bowel cancer screening programme.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Polderman left the bowel screening test unused.
It revealed 30 polyps in his intestines.
Figures showed that screening participation was slightly lower than in recent years.
- Polyps found
- 30
- Person screened
- Harry Polderman, 68
- Screening programme
- Bowel cancer
- Participation
- Slightly lower than in recent years