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Bowel cancer screening changes launch

Bowel cancer screening changes launch

Patients aged 45 and above are now able to receive a free kit in a bid to boost plummeting screening rates and increase early diagnoses.


Age lowered for bowel cancer screening

Age lowered for bowel cancer screening

From the age of 45, eligible Australians will soon be able to screen with the national program as part of this year’s Federal Budget package.


GPs now able to bulk order bowel cancer screening kits

GPs now able to bulk order bowel cancer screening kits

The new alternative access model aims to reduce barriers by allowing GPs to hand kits directly to eligible patients during consultations.


Why GPs are crucial to improving bowel cancer screening rates

Why GPs are crucial to improving bowel cancer screening rates

SPONSORED: Clinicians are being encouraged to talk to patients about bowel screening as part of Cancer Council’s Get2it campaign.


 ‘We have to normalise it’: Boosting bowel cancer screening rates

‘We have to normalise it’: Boosting bowel cancer screening rates

Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program remains low, but Professor Jon Emery believes GPs are instrumental to boosting numbers.


Varied bowel cancer screening rates across socioeconomic areas

Varied bowel cancer screening rates across socioeconomic areas

Participation rates are lower – but positivity rates higher – for those living in the lowest socioeconomic areas, a new report shows.


Research and statistics on early diagnosis mark World Cancer Day

Research and statistics on early diagnosis mark World Cancer Day

GPs are told to consider laryngeal cancer in cases of persistent sore throat, while Cancer Australia has released new colorectal cancer statistics.


Better cancer survival rates with national screening programs: AIHW

Better cancer survival rates with national screening programs: AIHW

A new AIHW reports reveals that people with breast, cervical and bowel cancers detected through national screening programs have better survival outcomes than those diagnosed but not screened.


Key updates to colorectal cancer clinical practice guidelines

Key updates to colorectal cancer clinical practice guidelines

There are three important changes for GPs and their patients in the updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.


New test kit available for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

New test kit available for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

The Department of Health has introduced a new test kit as part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.


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