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Fighting bowel cancer is tough. 
Screening is easier.

Free screening helps find bowel cancers early, when nearly all are treatable. Take two minutes to test today.
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Catch it early
when nearly always treatable

Bowel cancer can be successfully treated more than 90% of the time when it's found early. Screening can detect early changes, before most people have any symptoms. Age is the biggest risk factor, so regular screening from age 45 really matters. 

Get ready
for your screening kit

The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program automatically sends you a free, easy-to-use test kit every 2 years from age 50 to 74. 
And if you’re aged 45 to 49, you can join the program by requesting your first bowel screening kit. This quick course will help you prepare, so you can do the test confidently.
Your health is our top priority.
Screening means you're deciding to take real health action. It feels great knowing you're choosing to proactively look after yourself, your family, and the lifestyle you work so hard for.

If you're aged under 45?

Take a few minutes to get the bowel cancer facts. It’s Queensland's second biggest cancer killer, and is more common than you may know. Find out what you can do to reduce your risk, and why regular screening is so important once you turn 45. 


Share what you learn with your friends and family of all ages. Encouraging them to screen could help save a loved one's life.

Real stories from real people

“Do the test even if you don't have symptoms. If bowel cancer is identified early, treatment is much easier and comes with much lower side effects.”

Dr Timothy Lyon MBBS BSc FACRRM
Advanced Colonoscopy Fellow

QLD
“Screening is a great way to protect yourself against bowel cancer" 

Glenn Austin, Program Manager, Population Health Promotion Screening Unit, Queensland Health.

QLD
“Bowel cancer was never really on the radar. In my case I did catch it early, thanks to the bowel cancer screening. If it hadn’t been for that, who knows where I would have ended up…”

Richard Pannell
Bowel Cancer Survivor

QLD

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Your Bowel Health Matters

  • The bowel breaks down and digests food to fuel your body
  • A healthy bowel is important for your overall health
  • Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in Australia
  • When detected early, almost all bowel cancers can be treated
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