Study finds early detection of bowel cancer can save lives

[1.4.13] The Cancer Council has called for the rollout of the national bowel cancer screening program to be sped up, after research showed it could save hundreds of lives. Research published in The Medical Journal of Australia on Monday shows that people who participated in the screening program were twice as likely as others to be diagnosed [...]

Bowel cancer program to get budget boost

[5.5.12] The Federal Government is announcing extra funding for bowel cancer screening as part of next week’s budget.The Government is spending $50 million to extend the National Screening Program so that people aged between 50 and 70 will be offered free tests every five years. Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says the program will gradually be [...]