What is known? When bowel cancer is detected via the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) it can be diagnosed and treated early, resulting in a positive prognosis for those diagnosed. Despite this, only 43.5% of recipients participate in…
When the bowel is blocked and waste matter cannot pass through easily.
Cancer of the large bowel; also known as colorectal cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer.
…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? Participation in Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) can enable earlier detection and treatment of bowel cancer, resulting in better outcomes. However, bowel screening participation remains low. This study describes small-area and broad geographical patterns in…
What is known? Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program sends out home bowel cancer screening test kit to people between 50 and 74 years old. However, participation…
What is known? The success of cancer screening programs, such as the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in Australia, depends on public participation. However, currently less than half of the number of people invited to the program return their…
What is known? Bowel cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Australia. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) provides screening kits to Australians aged 50-74, which can detect bowel cancer at early stages when treatment is…
…– it is called small bowel cancer or small intestine cancer. Bowel cancer grows from the inner lining of the bowel (mucosa). It usually develops from small growths on the bowel wall called polyps. Most polyps are harmless (benign) but…
What is known? The Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) provides free bowel cancer screening kits to Australians aged between 50-74, once every two years. The screening kits are designed to detect early signs of bowel cancer. Therefore, if…