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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: Free Bowel Test Kits for Ages 45 ~ 74

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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: Free Bowel Test Kits for Ages 45 ~ 74
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SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/07/2023 - 16:59 health.gov.au (20515 clicks)
Last edited 30/06/2024 - 19:57 by 2 other users

First time watching commercial TV in ages and noticed this ad. Didn’t realise that these kits are available, it’s a shame they are not offered to under 50s for free, but I digress.

From the website

This program aims to reduce deaths from bowel cancer by detecting early signs of the disease. If found early, more than 90% of cases can be successfully treated. Eligible Australians aged 50 to 74 are mailed a free test done at home every 2 years. Learn about the program and how to do the test.

Update June 13 2024:

From 1 July 2024, we are lowering the eligible screening age from 50 to 45. This means people aged 45 to 49 can join the program.

  • People aged 45 to 49 can request their first bowel cancer screening kit be mailed to them.
  • People aged 50 to 74 will continue to receive a bowel cancer screening kit in the mail every 2 years.
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Comments

      • 4foxache on 30/12/2024 - 13:46

        Probably why it's no longer free, as after a certain age not likely much they can do in many cases.

  • Jj456 on 30/12/2024 - 10:40
    +2

    I’m 25 and had a colonoscopy earlier this year - found a precancerous Polyp so need to get a colonoscopy every 5 years now…

    If you are under 40 you can get a free test via your GP (Medicare).

    • alcadive on 30/12/2024 - 10:59
      +1

      All the best 🙏🏻

      If you don’t mind, did you seek out the original colonoscopy for a checkup or was it prompted by symptoms? I’ve heard it’s hard to get one when you’re younger, kind of like these tests.

      • Jj456 on 30/12/2024 - 13:33
        +3

        I had gastrointestinal issues so had a colonoscopy/gastroctopy for exploratory purposes.

  • 4foxache on 30/12/2024 - 13:45

    For anyone that does colonoscopies has this program been good for business?

  • hopper on 30/12/2024 - 13:46

    42 and 🤞🏽

  • danield on 30/12/2024 - 13:51
    +1

    Cheers to OP for posting. I fall into the 45-49 catergory and been telling myself since they lowered the age to request a kit. This post prompted me to finnally request it.

  • ProlapsedHeinous on 30/12/2024 - 16:29

    Seymour Butts will love this one.

  • paloverde88 on 29/06/2025 - 17:48
    -6

    when done incorrectly you waste the kit and leave brown bits all over the floor - done correctly a tube full of bits is kept in your freezer together with mince.

  • Stevecro on 29/06/2025 - 18:40
    -1

    Would be good if people got educated more about preventing conditions. While testing is good and I fully support this, government needs to find out what causes such diseases and prevent people from getting them. It's like mental health, its all good having all the reactive support to treat mental health, whats much more important is preventing people getting mental health issues in the first place, there is almost no focus on that. Its all about diagnosis and treatment.

  • darkmattersunB6c0MV on 29/06/2025 - 19:08

    Turned 50 last year, got this posted to me. Got so busy with work (and felt it is gross) so just ignored it, but they sent another one.
    I know that they are trying to help me, and I am being stupid.
    I guess it would have expired by now.
    Maybe, I will just wait for the next cycle.

    • bohn on 29/06/2025 - 19:15

      Call and get another

  • urahara on 30/06/2025 - 00:04
    -4

    Dr William Makis has been suggesting ivermectin for cancer cure and lately been hearing very +ve feedback from people who have taken it.
    If your near or dear one is impacted , consider looking at what he's been calling out

    • OzzyboyBargainHunter on 30/06/2025 - 10:31
      -3

      Yes he is great. Most cancers are parasites/parasitic so by eliminating parasites out of your body is important

      • dankru on 30/06/2025 - 14:58
        +1

        No they’re not. Ffs

  • kungfuman on 30/06/2025 - 08:35

    yeah just see a proctologist once a year you will be fine.

  • Usernamealredytaken on 30/06/2025 - 08:44
    +4

    Here I am, at 35, diagnosed with colon cancer. I can't tell enough importance of this.

    • kungfuman on 30/06/2025 - 09:18
      -3

      remember cancer is caused by what you eat over time. if you eat the wrong food and have low vitamin D you are at a higher risk.

      My doctor recommended a Keto Diet with fasting, and 10,000 IU of vitamin d daily. it worked wonders for me in a lot of ways. prevention is always the best treatment.

      • dankru on 30/06/2025 - 14:59
        +2

        Absolute rubbish that simplifies a complex area of medicine. Stop spreading misinformation

        • kungfuman on 30/06/2025 - 16:01
          -1

          its actually not its pure science cancer is a metabolic decease, cancer is cause by a malfunctioning mitochondria within a cell. When this happens the cell will just keep replicating. maintaining mitochondria health is critical to prevent cancer, and how you do this is through food, and fasting. Chemo doesn't address these problems it just causes more damage than it treats. I know alot about the cutting edge research because my mum went through stage 4 cancer and metabolic therapy or though its expensive it works. So before you blow wind out of your arse how about you do actual research?

          • OzzyboyBargainHunter on 30/06/2025 - 16:31
            -2

            @kungfuman: Similar to spike proteins. They jab you with something that attaches to everything inside you and it then it keeps on replicating over and over

            • kungfuman on 30/06/2025 - 16:43
              -1

              @OzzyboyBargainHunter: yep the jury is still out on the covid vaccine, trying to proof the links to the rapid increase in cancer cases since 2020. its now 1 in 2 people in Australia that will get cancer so half of us. that's desorbing

              • Nom on 30/06/2025 - 21:33
                -1

                @kungfuman: Cancer covers a whole range of different diseases, caused by many, many, many things - some example well-understood causes include the Human papillomavirus, ultra-violet light, and internally lodged Asbestos fibres.

                Statements like "cancer is caused by what you eat over time" and from the other guy above "Most cancers are parasites" are both inaccurate and unhelpful.

                It is a class of diseases that is most definately not "similar to spike proteins". There are no similarities whatsoever.

                The various Covid vaccines are the most studied vaccines that we've ever made - they've been given to literally billions of people, multiple times, and their effects and mechanisms have been part of probably more studies than any other creation of modern medicine. I have no idea what you mean by "trying to prove the links to the rapid increase in cancer" but this is simply not a serious area of investigation.

                This is OzBargain, if you want to peddle made up nonsense then please go somewhere else to do it.

                This thread especially, has content from multiple people who are dealing with this terrible disease right now.

                • OzzyboyBargainHunter on 01/07/2025 - 15:46

                  @Nom: Detoxification of parasites will go a long way in shrinking and or eliminating most cancers. Fact.

                • kungfuman on 02/07/2025 - 08:11

                  @Nom: cancer is caused by one thing and one thing alone "malfunctioning mitochondria within a cell". Which is preventable

                  • OzzyboyBargainHunter on 02/07/2025 - 08:42

                    @kungfuman: EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS CANCER
                    HAS A PH THAT IS TOO ACIDIC.
                    DR. OTTO WARBURG WON THE NOBEL PRIZE IN 1931 FOR PROVING THAT CANCER CAN'T SURVIVE IN AN ALKALINE, OXYGEN RICH ENVIRONMENT BUT THRIVES IN AN ACIDIC, LOW OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT.

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