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Bowel cancer kills 80 Australians every week, yet nearly all cases can be cured if found early.
To combat Australia’s second biggest cancer killer, national health guidelines recommend screening for bowel cancer at least every two years from the age of 50.
The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is currently only available to select age groups which means more than 5 million Australians are missing out on a simple test that could save their lives.
We believe every Australian over 50 has the right to a free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
We’re asking all Australians to email their local Member of Parliament urging them to put pressure on the Australian Government to expand the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program to include two-yearly screening for everyone over 50 by 2012.
By generating thousands of emails we want to show the Government that Australians want a firm commitment to full implementation of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in the next budget – a move which has the potential to save more than 30 lives each week.
Show your support by telling your local Member of Parliament to get behind bowel screening.
Get Behind Bowel Screening is supported by:
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Graeme P Young, MB BS MD FRACP FTSE AGAF
Professor of Gastroenterology, Academic Head of GI Services.
Head, Flinders Centre for Cancer Prevention and Control
