Bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) is the third most common type of newly diagnosed cancer in Australia.
 
15,531 Australians are told they have bowel cancer each year (299 a week), including 1,716 people under the age of 50.
 
Bowel cancer claims the lives of 5,350 Australians every year (103 a week), including 315 people under the age of 50.


The Facts 1
 

Bowel cancer cases and deaths
The Facts 2

The Facts Incidence
Bowel Cancer Facts 4

The Facts Symptoms

Underlying causes of death

The Facts young-onset
The Facts Young onset
Young-onset bowel cancer facts
 
 

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