The middle part of the gastrointestinal tract, which takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients. It has three sections: the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. Also known as the small intestine….

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

A benign bowel disease that may increase the risk of bowel cancer….

Only 39 per cent of eligible Central Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay residents are participating in bowel cancer screening, and fewer than 60 per cent are taking part in breast and cervical cancer screening, new stats show. Cancer screening…

…Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). Australians can use the Australian Cancer Atlas at atlas.cancer.org.au. More information about Cancer Council Queensland is available at cancerqld.org.au or Cancer Council’s 13 11 20. Key statistics…

…cancers, but we do have information on other cancers, please visit our download resources webpage for other cancer types Bowel Cancer Bowel cancer is cancer in any part of the large bowel. It is sometimes called colorectal cancer and…

Each year, more than 32,000 Queenslanders are diagnosed with cancer. Do you need to talk? Whether you or a loved one has been affected by cancer, you can call our help line on 13 11 20, email us, or…

Cancer Council Queensland has partnered with Icon Cancer Centre to expand its home-to-treatment transport service to include the Moreton Bay region. The Transport to Treatment service, which currently operates in inner-city Brisbane, will now transport eligible cancer patients from their…

…tumour at a new site, it is called a secondary cancer or metastasis. A metastasis keeps the same name as the original cancer. For example, bowel cancer that has spread to the liver is called metastatic bowel cancer, even though…