In its fourth year, the Never Too Young campaign will highlight the patients and families behind these numbers through a viral social media campaign. “We need people to understand that bowel cancer can strike at any age and that sometimes you need to advocate for yourself because, in many places, our health system isn’t up to it. So, if you have symptoms, get to your GP immediately, and make sure you get some answers,” Halliwell said. Bowel Cancer New Zealand general manager Rebekah Heal agrees. “The Never Too Young campaign drives home how important it is for everyone of any age to know the symptoms of bowel cancer. These include bleeding from the bottom; a change of bowel habit; any lumps in the stomach; fatigue or tiredness; anaemia and unexplained weight loss.”
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Today marks the first day of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – and it’s also our annual Move your Butt fundraiser. This campaign encourages all New Zealanders to get off their butts and challenge themselves to move more. Bowel Cancer .
Cancer patients are suffering and dying because they're are missing out on vital scans such as MRIs - that's the blunt assessment of an oncologist from Southern District Health Board.
Five months after joining the national bowel screening programme, the Canterbury health board has no plans to provide enough space for all colonoscopies.