JUX Timeline
1982
Rectal cancer
New standard surgical treatment available for patients with rectal cancer (TME)
1978
FIT screening test developed
Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) bowel cancer screening test developed
1973
Bowel cancers develop from adenomas
Research suggests majority of bowel cancers develop from previous adenomas
1969
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy commences
1967
Guaiac FOBT
Guaiac faecal occult blood test introduced as a screening test
1950's
Chemotherapy
5FU becomes the mainstay chemotherapy for bowel cancer
