
30/06/2024
From 1 July 2024, the Department of Health and Age Care has lowered the eligible starting age of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program from 50 to 45 years.
๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ:
๐Eligible people aged 45 to 49ย can request their first bowel cancer screening kit be mailed to them.
๐Eligible people aged 50 to 74ย will continue to receive a bowel cancer screening kit in the mail every 2 years.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ 45 ๐ญ๐จ 74 ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฒ:
๐ฉบAsking your doctor about getting a kit at the clinic,
โ๏ธContact the Bowel screening helpline on 1800 627 701,
๐Or by visiting the National Cancer Screening register and order aย bowel test kit online
https://www.ncsr.gov.au/information-for-participants/order-a-replacement-bowel-test-kit/
Your next test kit will automatically be mailed every 2 years after your last screening test is completed.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ 45 ๐ญ๐จ 74:
For people outside the age range of 45 to 74, clinical guidance does not recommend a โone-size-fits-allโ population-scale approach to screening. Instead, clinical guidance recommends talking with your doctor about screening options. Your doctor is best placed to explain the benefits and potential harms of bowel screening in context of your individual health situation. Your doctor may recommend bowel screening available via Medicare. Bowel screening kits are also available for purchase at pharmacies or online.
โ๏ธ If you have any questions, please contact the clinic on 9576 9311 and book an appointment with your doctor to discuss.