The new change to the bowel cancer scanning test waiting approval

Changes to the age when population screening for bowel cancers could soon with Bowel Cancer Australia recommending Australians aged between 45-74 to test every two years.

Chief executive officer, Julien Wiggins, says bowel cancer is the biggest killer for people aged between 25 and 45.

“The medical guidelines were updated … and the reason for that is the rise in people getting bowel cancer under the age of 50,” he told Neil Mitchell.

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