Risk Factors and Diagnosis of Bowel Cancer

Bowel cancer is often curable if it is diagnosed early. Up to 75 per cent of bowel cancer cases could be prevented with diet and exercise. A protective diet is made up of high vegetable intake and low fat, low kilojoule, high fibre foods. Other protective factors include regular exercise and limited alcohol consumption.

Follow the links below to information about the risk factors and prevention of bowel cancer.

Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2007
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program aims to reduce mortality and morbidity from bowel cancer by maximising early detection. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in Australia. The report presents the most recent information on participation in bowel screening, cancer detection, program sensitivity and rescreening rates.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Regular screening of faeces for blood can detect colorectal cancer earlier and hence may reduce mortality in populations at risk, such as older patients. The screening test used in these trials to detect colorectal (bowel) cancer was the faecal occult b...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Surveillance and management of groups at increased risk of colorectal cancer
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The aim of this guideline is to provide evidence-based surveillance recommendations for individuals identified to be at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Bowel cancer
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bowel cancer is diagnosed in more than 3,400 Victorians and over 12,500 Australians every year. It is a serious disease but, if diagnosed early, it is often curable. A healthy lifestyle may prevent bowel cancer in some people. Early diagnosis in people at relatively high risk also saves lives. Bowel cancer is also called colorectal cancer.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Bowel cancer - the facts
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Bowel cancer is a major public health problem in Australia. Around 90 Australians die each week from the disease. It is the most commonly occurring internal cancer and the second most common cause of cancer related death, after lung cancer.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   About the Bowel Cancer Screening Pilot
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Bowel Cancer Screening Pilot Program ran between November 2002 and June 2004 at three sites: Melbourne , Adelaide and Mackay. The Final Evaluation Report of the Bowel Cancer Screening Pilot Program showed that a national bowel cancer screening program would be feasible, acceptable and cost effective in Australia.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2008
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program aims to reduce mortality and morbidity from bowel cancer by maximising early detection. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in Australia.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: about the program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page provides up to date information on bowel cancer and where to get extra information.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Screening with a faecal occult blood test (FOBT)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A FOBT is a simple, non-invasive test that can be completed in your own home. The test detects tiny amounts of blood, often released from bowel cancers or their precursors (polyps or adenomas) into the bowel motion.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Bowel cancer causes and symptoms
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Diet is one of the main suspects in the hunt for the causes of bowel cancer.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Cancerscreening.gov.au
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Cancer Screening page provides information on the national screening programs for bowel cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer: Bowel Cancer Screening Program, BreastScreen Australia, and the National Cervical Screening Program.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Population screening for colorectal cancer
Publisher:   National Health Committee (New Zealand)
Description:   This report on screening for cancer of the colon and rectum (large bowel) is the result of an 18-month project to examine the role of screening and other measures to reduce mortality from this important disease.
Date:   Nov 1999
Title:   Strategies for detecting colon cancer and/or dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis and colonic Crohn's disease have an increased risk of colorectal cancer compared with the general population. This review shows that there is no conclusive evidence that surveillance colonoscopy prolongs s...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Colon cancer prevention
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about steps you can take to help avoid bowel cancer, or at least catch it early on when cure is still possible.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Bowel cancer
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   In Western society about one person in 25 will develop cancer of the lower bowel. Unfortunately, the early symptoms often seem trivial and are therefore ignored.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Systematic review of laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal malignancies February 2000
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The intent of this review by ASERNIP-S was to systematically review the medical literature regarding laparoscopic-assisted resection for patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon with respect to its safety and effectiveness.
Date:   Feb 2000
Title:   Consumer summary: Laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal malignancies
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The intent of this review by ASERNIP-S was to systematically review the medical literature regarding Laparoscopic-assisted resection for patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon with respect to its safety and effectiveness.
Date:   Jun 2000
Title:   Bowel cancer diagnosis
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   If you have symptoms that suggest you might have bowel cancer, the doctor will want to begin a diagnosis with an examination.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Colonoscopy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Colonoscopy is the procedure that is currently commonly used to investigate the bowel for polyps and cancer.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Faecal occult blood test
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Faecal occult blood test is a chemical test that can detect tiny traces of blood in the stool that may indicate the presence of disease.
Date:   Feb 2007
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