This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month we are renewing our call for all eligible Queenslanders to take a bowel cancer screening test. Only about one in three eligible Queenslanders completes the free National Bowel Cancer Screening test, even though bowel cancer…

…Cancer, focused on a review of research papers from 1990 to 2016 and found individual patient preferences and where a Queenslander lived played an important role in bowel cancer survival. Cancer Council Queensland CEO Ms Chris McMillan highlighted the new…

Cancer of the large bowel; also known as colorectal cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer.

A rare cancer that occurs in the small bowel. Also called small intestine cancer….

…Screening test, even though bowel cancer kills nearly three Queenslanders every day. “In fact, bowel cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Queensland, but the second biggest cancer killer. “Nationwide, estimates show a total of 83,800 bowel cancer…

…every year, and about 2900 will be diagnosed with bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in Queensland, with more than 1000 people dying from the disease every year. More information about Cancer Council…

…or anyone concerned about bowel cancer, should talk to their GP about bowel cancer screening. Queenslanders can call Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20 for more information, or visit www.bowelcancer.org.au. More information about Cancer Council Queensland is available at www.cancerqld.org.au….

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.

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.