What is known? Bowel cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer related deaths in Australia. However, the good news is, if detected early 90% of bowel cancer cases can be successfully treated. The National Bowel Cancer Screening…

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? Bowel cancer screening saves lives. When detected early, before noticeable symptoms start to show, bowel cancer can be successfully treated over 90% of the time. For this reason, the Australian government distributes home bowel cancer screening kits…

Part of the lower gastrointestinal tract. The large bowel stores waste until it leaves the body as faeces. Its four main sections are the caecum, colon, rectum and anus. Also called the large intestine.

A benign condition that causes inflammation of the bowel.

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…

The pouch at the beginning of the large bowel that receives waste from the small bowel.

The lowest section of the small bowel; transfers waste to the large bowel.