Why younger people also need Australia's free bowel cancer kits

BOWEL CANCER HOME TEST KIT

The home test kit designed to detect bowel cancer Source: AAP / CANCER COUNCIL/PR IMAGE

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The age at which Australians receive free bowel cancer test kits could be lowered from 50 to 45 under recommendations to the Federal Government. A case surge in the under 50s has sparked warnings symptoms are being overlooked because patients aren't considered to be at risk.

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Why younger people also need Australia's free bowel cancer kits | SBS News