This February our Trust Your Gut initiative and roadshow aims to raise awareness of bowel symptoms, when to act on them and the steps you
Processed meat found to cause cancer
Processed meat can cause bowel cancer according to new research. Experts from the World Health Organisation have declared processed meat like bacon and sausages can
More Australians living with bowel cancer
A new report shows the cancer death rate is falling, while the number of Australians with cancer is rising. Data from the Australian Institute of
Participation in bowel cancer screening is on the rise
We’re pleased to see an increase in the number of people participating in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program following two years of decline. The
Australian Government’s new campaign to save lives
A new campaign to promote the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program has just been launched! The ‘A gift for living’ campaign promotes the Program’s expansion
Bowel cancer breakthrough
Australian researchers believe they have identified what causes the onset and development of bowel cancer, opening up new possibilities for treatment of the disease. Bowel
Risk of death is reduced through bowel cancer screening
People who screen through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program are less likely to die from bowel cancer than other patients, according to new research.
Bowel cancer risks halve after screening
The incidence of bowel cancer is dramatically lower in the four years following screening, according to new research. The study involving 200,000 people in New
Screening to reduce bowel cancer
Up to 70,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented over the next four decades under the fully implemented National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, according to
Drug discovery in bowel cancer fight
A medical breakthrough in bowel cancer research has revealed 80 per cent of bowel cancers could be treated with existing drugs. Australian medical researchers have