Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world.

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Bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) is the third most common type of newly diagnosed cancer in Australia.

15,253 Australians are told they have bowel cancer each year, including 2,186 people under the age of 55.

Australia is the leading national charity dedicated to prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and the best care for everyone affected by bowel cancer.

You can get involved by

• volunteering
• fund raising
• participating in organised events

For more information, please visit  https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org