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October 2016
26
Oct
2016

Cancer survival in rural Aust 'alarming'

SBS News

Bowel Cancer Australia
 
If you've got cancer and you live in the country, you're more likely to to die within five years of being diagnosed.
 
A new report has highlighted the alarming disparities between the cancer death rates in rural and urban Australia.
 
Released by the Garvan Research Foundation, it confirms the further the person with cancer lives from a major city, the more likely they are to die within five years of diagnosis.
 
The data collected also shows there are 94 per cent fewer oncologists working in rural towns compared to major cities, and rural public hospitals witness a chemotherapy drop-out rate of more than 50 per cent - approximately double that of private hospitals.
 
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26
Oct
2016

Increasing resistant starch content in rice could benefit health of more than half the world

Bowel Cancer Australia

Bowel Cancer Australia
Australian researchers have discovered a method to increase the resistant starch content in cooked rice, making it more digestible.

The new form of rice has the ability to provide significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population and could potentially lead to lower rates of diabetes and obesity as well as disorders of the bowel, including cancer.
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24
Oct
2016

Me, My Beard and Why - Tom

Bowel Cancer Australia

Bowel Cancer Australia
A living example of how research can benefit bowel cancer patients
 
Unfortunately, I ignored early warning signs and put off a colonoscopy that could have changed my life. By the time I got around to having it done, I was diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
 
With the cancer having spread to my liver and then later to both of my lungs, I was given just two years to live.
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24
Oct
2016

Amy's Marathon

2016 Melbourne Marathon

Bowel Cancer Australia
A big congratulations to Amy for supporting Bowel Cancer Australia through the 2016 Melbourne Marathon.
 
"It was my first marathon and it was a very windy day in Melbourne so it was tough! I decided to raise funds for Bowel Cancer Australia as a family friend was recently diagnosed. I also put a story in my work’s newsletter about my fundraising and asking people to Join the Bowel Movement so there was a lot of discussion last week at work as well as donations. My fundraising page is open until the end of the month but so far I’m up to $2650 which is well above my original goal of $1500". said Amy.
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21
Oct
2016

Survey reveals subtle barriers stopping patients from making potentially lifesaving appointments

Bowel Cancer Australia

Bowel Cancer Australia
According to a survey of 2,000 primary care patients conducted in the United Kingdom, issues related to making a GP appointment – such as talking through symptoms with the GP's receptionist, getting an appointment with a particular GP, and securing a consult at a convenient time – were significant enough for 4 in 10 patients to postpone or put off the appointment completely.
 
UK research to identify barriers to early diagnosis for cancer has revealed that almost half (40%) of those surveyed would avoid seeing their GP, due to service and structures related to making the appointment.
 
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