Palmerston North Hospital is cutting back on some of its bowel cancer screening procedures, and Health New Zealand is unable to say if this is happening in other regions around the country. 

852 patients who are at a high risk of developing cancer are on the waiting list for a colonoscopy in Palmerston North.

Professor and Medical advisor at Bowel Cancer New Zealand Frank Frizzelle said this will result in people having cancer who otherwise would not. 

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