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Bowel cancer screening

By Sama Mohamed

Key facts Bowel cancer screening tests can detect bowel cancer early, before you have symptoms. Bowel cancer can be cured if it’s found early. A faecal occult blood test, or FOBT, is a type of bowel cancer screening test. If you are in Australia and aged between 50 and 74 years, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program will send you a free test kit. Bowel cancer screening Why is bowel cancer screening important? A bowel cancer screening test can show early signs of bowel cancer. It can show up signs of cancer even before you have symptoms. Screening tests are different from

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Bowel cancer

By Sama Mohamed

Key facts Bowel (colorectal) cancer occurs when cells in the wall of the large bowel grow abnormally and form a tumour. See your doctor if you develop any of the symptoms of bowel cancer, including bleeding from the rectum, bloody stools or changes in bowel habits. The treatment for bowel cancer depends on the stage, location and severity of the disease, and may involve surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is free for Australians aged 50 to 74 years and can help detect signs of bowel cancer early on. Late detection is one of the main

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