Free bowel cancer screening extended to 1.6 million more patients
Patients aged 45-49 can soon request a free bowel cancer testing kit under Federal Government changes to screening age thresholds. The new criteria announced in…
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Bowel cancer screening should start at 45 instead of 50, say revamped guidelines
This story was updated at 3.30pm to reflect the publication of the updated guidelines. Patients with average bowel cancer risk are now recommended to start…
Bowel cancer screening rate drops for first time in 10 years
Bowel cancer screening participation has gone backwards for the first time since 2014, falling to 41% of eligible patients in the most recent reporting period.…
GP warning over celebrity’s colonoscopy video
A GP has raised the alarm over a US actor’s viral colonoscopy video, warning it could confuse Australian patients because it promotes a lower screening…
Novel computerised device to assist colonoscopy ‘detects more adenomas’
Real-time feedback to the endoscopist may improve screening and surveillance, researchers say.
My FOBT was positive but as a GP I was wary of a colonoscopy
An alarming pathology result put me in a problematic position, considering my many comorbidities.
FOBT can rule out the need for colonoscopy: study
Use of the test in triage could represent a major diagnostic advance, researchers say.
Govt cuts GP payments for bowel screening paperwork
It says the incentive payment is no longer needed because reports can be automatically generated by GP practice software.
Screened patients have ‘superior’ bowel cancer outcomes
Resection is less invasive and there are fewer complications, according to data collected by hundreds of surgeons.
Rectal cancer to skyrocket Down Under, experts warn
Expect an almost 60% increase in mortality by 2035, according to WHO data.
