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The golden rule of gastroenterology is to always heed the ‘call to stool’ when the urge strikes.
Regular testing can mean potentially fatal diseases can be picked up and treated early.
A really important symptom to look out for is new rectal bleeding when you pass a bowel movement. But anyone can buy a home testing kit if they’re concerned.
Bowel cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in Australia, and some cases could potentially be avoided. Here’s how.
The rise in obesity parallels the increase in bowel cancer. Highly processed foods and alcohol could also play a role.
As you age, your body deteriorates and your risk of disease and injury increases. Here’s a decade by decade guide to what you’re up against – and what you can do about it.
We have no reliable way of knowing which patients’ cancer will return after surgery, so often chemotherapy is given to mop up any remaining cancer cells that may have gone undetected.
It’s clear that socioeconomic position has a strong influence on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia.
A colonoscopy is usually done to diagnose bowel cancer. It is an invasive procedure with risks such as bowel perforation. It’s important to only have the test if you’re likely to benefit.
A cancer is in remission when it can no longer be detected. But we only say it’s cured when it hasn’t come back for a certain time – and that differs for different cancers.
The growing list of alcohol-related diseases includes bowel cancers, mouth and oesophageal cancers, breast cancers, heart disease, respiratory infections and mental health problems.
The study showed that every 10% increase in consumption of ultra-processed food was linked to a 12% increase in developing some types of cancers. But it didn’t show the processed food caused cancers.
There are currently few effective and non-invasive methods to screen for early stages of cancer. But scientists have now developed a new blood test that promises to detect eight different cancers.
A new study has found the alcohol industry deliberately misrepresenting the cancer risk of alcohol, while passing it off as health messaging.
A test of all your genes for disease risk is not yet the precision diagnostic and treatment tool we hope it will one day be.
Obesity is linked with a host of health outcomes. Both a disease itself and a risk factor linked to many others, we explore the linkages between obesity and cancer.
I recently had a colonoscopy, an invasive medical procedure to examine the bowel, and was hugely relieved to get the all-clear. I posted a description of my experience to my friends on Facebook and got…
A bit of prosciutto as part of a well-balanced diet is not going to do you much harm.
Currently, seven cancer types are listed in the top 20 causes of death in Australia. These are cancers of the lung, blood and lymph, bowel, prostate, breast, pancreas, skin and some childhood cancers.
Top contributors
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Professorial Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Gastroenterologist & Clinical Epidemiologist, Senior Lecturer, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Professor at University of Melbourne and Research Fellow, Cancer Council Victoria
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Psychology & Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney
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Head of Urology at Monash Medical Centre and Associate Professor of Surgery, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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Head, Colorectal Unit, Prince of Wales Private Hospital; Conjoint Associate Professor of Surgery, UNSW Sydney
