Lifestyle 6 Bowel Cancer Screening (PDF Download)

Bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Queensland men and women.

Around 5% of men and 3% of women will develop bowel cancer before the age of 75. Bowel cancer is more common in people over 50, but it can occur at any age. Bowel cancer is cancer in any part of the large bowel (colon or rectum). It is sometimes called colorectal cancer. It may also be called colon cancer, depending on where it starts.