I have just completed the Rotary Australia bowel scan. It is a nation-wide yearly project which costs just A$12. My father died of bowel cancer and my dear wife Joan also died from metastatic cancer from a bowel cancer. Joan’s father also had a bowel cancer, so our family; me, Helen and Martin are in a risk zone.
The test has strict guidelines for self collection of faecal samples. Helen and I have already done the test and Martin is starting it today.
A negative result does not necessarily mean one is free of bowel cancer as not all bowel cancers bleed. Still worth doing though.
This year's test kit is a refined one with no dietary restrictions.
This year's test kit is a refined one with no dietary restrictions.
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