…over 50 who currently fall outside the target group, or anyone concerned about bowel cancer, should talk to their GP about bowel cancer screening. More information about the Cancer Council advertisement is available at https://www.bowelcancer.org.au. More information about Cancer Council…

…over 50 who currently fall outside the target group, or anyone concerned about bowel cancer, should talk to their GP about bowel cancer screening. More information about the Cancer Council advertisement is available at www.bowelcancer.org.au. More information about Cancer Council…

Queenslanders over the age of 50 are risking their lives rather than taking a simple bowel cancer screening test, with a report released today finding 643,000 Australians threw away a free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit in 2012-13. The…

…findings may lead to clinically meaningful improvements in bowel cancer prognosis.” 47 bowel cancer survivors participated in the study, which found 12 sessions of high intensity exercise completed over four weeks was significantly more effective than moderate intensity exercise. The…

An internal pouch surgically created using the lining of the large bowel. It may be formed during an ultra-low anterior resection.

A projecting growth from a surface in the body, such as the large bowel. Most polyps are benign, but they can become malignant….

An examination of the large bowel with a camera on a flexible tube (endoscope), which is passed through the anus.

An opening (stoma) in the abdomen made from the colon (part of the large bowel). Also, the operation that creates this stoma.

A benign condition that causes polyps to form in the large bowel. The polyps will become cancerous if untreated.

The main working area of the large bowel, where water is removed from solid waste. Its four parts are the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid colon.