A benign condition that causes inflammation of the bowel.

A benign type of inflammatory bowel disease that may increase a person’s risk of developing bowel cancer.

…Risk factors include: Older age – most people with bowel cancer are over 50, and the risk increases with age. Polyps – having a large number of polyps in the bowel. Bowel diseases – people who have an inflammatory bowel…

…Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about bowel cancer, prevent the disease and detect it early. Bowel cancer, or colorectal cancer, refers to tumours that develop in the large bowel (colon or rectum). Generally, bowel cancers develop from polyps, which…

…and warrant urgent medical advice from a GP or specialist. Although age is a major risk factor with bowel cancer, lifestyle factors, a personal or family history of bowel cancer, or the presence of inflammatory bowel disease can also increase…

The long, tube-shaped organ in the abdomen that is part of the digestive tract. The bowel has two parts: the small and large bowel. The large bowel includes the colon and the rectum.

The process of cleaning out the bowel (removing faeces) before a test or scan to allow the doctor to see the bowel more clearly.

…encourage hasty use of the bowel test kit on its arrival. Contact: Laura Anderson Reference: Anderson et al. (2024) Decisions and Prompts to Screen for Cervical, Bowel and Breast Cancer. Patient Education and Counselling. 2024 Jan 26;108174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108174 Read more…

What is known? Many strategies have been tried to increase participation in programs such as the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, with only modest success. Little is known about what the most effective techniques are to change behaviour when it…

What is known? When bowel cancer is detected via the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) it can be diagnosed and treated early. This means the cancer is 50% less likely to be fatal, compared to when it is…