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.
Bowel cancer screening rates ‘going in the wrong direction’ Despite being the nation’s second deadliest cancer, and early detection proving 99% successful for treatment, testing rates continue to fall.
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 The new alternative access model aims to reduce barriers by allowing GPs to hand kits directly to eligible patients during consultations.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Gastroenterologist Dr Hooi Ee discusses the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the role GPs play.
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 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 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 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 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.