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All Australians aged 50 & over, who do not have symptoms or a family history of bowel cancer, are encouraged to undertake bowel cancer screening. 
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Bowel Cancer Pathway
Bowel cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable. Whether you are seeking information about diet, screening or a bowel cancer diagnosis, our pathways help to explain and guide you through your journey.
Having the right information and an understanding of what is happening can help you play an active part in your health care, and help you better understand your treatment and medication.
Certainly, your medical team are the experts in the disease but it is your life, your illness, your body. Don’t be rushed into making decisions before you’ve had a chance to reflect and don’t be frightened to ask about anything you don’t understand. Be confident to ask about the choices available to you, and seek a second opinion to gain more information before making any decision.
2012 Challenge
The Bowel Cancer 2012 Challenge, released in May 2009, is an important policy-shaping consensus statement which calls for improved services and outcomes for bowel cancer patients.
In June 2010, the Atlas of Bowel Cancer Mortality and Spotlight on Screening were released to highlight the number of bowel cancer deaths across the nation between 2002-2006.
As many as 5.4 million Australians are currently missing out on life saving screening because of a lack of funding and government action.
Help us to ensure there is sufficient policy emphasis on bowel cancer prevention as well as support for Australians diagnosed with the disease.
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Unlike many people, I had severe symptoms for some time before I got my diagnosis. For four weeks during the time of seeing my doctor and being diagnosed I had very bad stomach pains and was completely unable to eat. .png)
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