WHAT WE DO
We’re committed to raising awareness, so that fewer lives are lost to this silent killer
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
June is Awareness Month, and it’s when we run our biggest nationwide symptom awareness campaign. Our goal is to reach as many Kiwis as possible, so they know the symptoms and to get checked if they have concerns. No one ever died of embarrassment, but they do die of bowel cancer!
The stronger our voice grows, the more lives we can save!
Bowel cancer is currently New Zealand’s second biggest cancer killer: every year, over 3,300 Kiwis are diagnosed, and 1,200 of us will die from it. It’s time to change this! The more we can raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms and prevention, the more we reduce the stigma around talking about it with doctors – and with each other.
Our past awareness campaigns
August 2019
2019 to 2021
2014 to 2019
2019
2017 to 2018
November 2017
June 2017
June 2016
2013 to 2014