Bowel Cancer Australia
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Bowel Cancer Australia’s signature event to raise awareness of Australia’s second deadliest cancer and funds for the leading community-funded charity dedicated to prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and care, so everyone affected by bowel cancer can live their best life.
- Early-onset bowel cancer accounts for 10.7% of bowel cancer cases in Australia (actual 2018, AIHW).
- Bowel cancer is the deadliest cancer for people aged 25-44 (2018-20, AIHW).
- There has been a 367% increase in bowel cancer incidence rates in adolescents and young adults (15-24 years) over three decades (1984-88 and 2014-18, AIHW).
bowelcanceraustralia.org/early-onset
Helpline: 1800 727 336 (SCREEN)
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