ABOUT BOWEL CANCER
Helping more Kiwis understand, prevent and beat bowel cancer.
The more we know about bowel cancer, the better the chances of beating it. This section contains helpful information about the risk factors, symptoms, screening and prevention, as well as treatment options and questions to ask your doctor if you think you may have bowel cancer.
What is Bowel Cancer?
Early detection and prevention
Treatment options
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No one likes to talk about bowel cancer, but the bottom line is, the more you know, the better the chances of beating it. So check out our helpful blogs and tips on preventing this silent killer – and read the stories of Kiwis affected by bowel cancer.
A University of Otago Christchurch research team found the common and usually helpful gut bug, bacteroides fragilis, is toxic in
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Her son’s story showed bowel cancer, often perceived as an older person’s disease, could strike at any age. Read more
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Pacific and Māori people with bowel cancer tended to seek medical help at a later stage, so were treated when
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Tune into TVNZ News on the new gastroenterology unit that has now opened in Dunedin. Find out more about this
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