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ileum

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

News: Queenslanders urged to take life-saving bowel test

…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….

News: Cancer Council campaign breaks the silence on bowel cancer

…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…

News: Cancer Council campaign breaks the silence on bowel cancer

…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…

News: Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

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…

News: Queenslanders bowling out on bowel cancer test: We must do better

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…

bowel movement

Defecation. Evacuating waste matter from the bowels.

News: June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Dear Editor, June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity for us to prevent bowel cancer and detect it early. About 3000 Queenslanders will be diagnosed with bowel cancer this year, and, tragically, 1000 will die from the disease. Only…

Improving participation in bowel cancer screening

Background One in 13 Australians will be diagnosed with bowel cancer in their lifetime. If it is diagnosed early, five-year relative survival rates following treatment are higher than 90%. Improving early detection and diagnosis of bowel cancer is key to…