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Published date 16 June 2023
It can be prevented or treated, yet bowel cancer remains the second biggest cancer killer in NSW. This bowel cancer awareness month, the message is simple: Do the test, it could save your life.
Published date 10 August 2020
Women’s Health Week is an opportunity for everyone to learn more about cancer screening services available in NSW.
Published date 10 August 2020
Once people turn 50 their risk of being diagnosed with bowel cancer increases significantly, new data from the Cancer Institute NSW show.
Published date 15 May 2020
Almost 10,000 people in NSW will die from bowel cancer over the next five years, but experts say the numbers do not need to be this high.
Published date 15 May 2020
Over a third of adults in NSW think bowel cancer is ‘dirty and embarrassing’, potentially reducing their chances of finding the disease at an early and treatable stage.
Published date 15 May 2020
Embracing the classic ‘poo joke’ is key to boosting bowel cancer screening rates in NSW, according to comedian Dave O’Neil.
Published date 15 May 2020
GPs can play a vital role in the early detection of bowel cancer by encouraging their patients to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening program.
Published date 15 May 2020
Australians of all ages are being encouraged to team up with some familiar faces in a new campaign from Bowel Cancer Australia, supported by the Cancer Institute NSW, to get more people to screen for bowel cancer as participation rates continue to lag well behind gender specific cancers.
Published date 01 June 2022
Published date 07 June 2021