ColoVantage Bowel Cancer Screening Test (inc. Testing Service) $42.95 Delivered @ Bowel Cancer Australia

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ColoVantage Bowel Cancer Screening Test (inc. Testing Service) $42.95 Delivered @ Bowel Cancer Australia
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Ham Dragon on 29/09/2024 - 18:11 shop.bowelcanceraustralia.org (1316 clicks)
Last edited 30/09/2024 - 17:52 by 1 other user

Under 45/50 (or not Medicare eligible) and concerned about bowel cancer & want some peace of mind? A meagre $42.95 delivered (was $45) for an Australian designed & manufactured test that includes testing and results.

Young onset bowel cancer accounts for more than 10% of cases, but early detection has a >90% treatment success rate!

Unfortunately, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is only free for 50-74 year olds (and "eligible participants" 45+). It's the same test as this deal, and having previously had to supply a sample (not pleasant), was surprised and enthused to learn the tests have significantly evolved.

The collection process is simple & mess free, and there's no touching or scooping of poo, it's a small sample of the toilet water into which you have crapped. Bag 'er up and off it goes in the prepaid envelope supplied with the kit and your result is ready within 24hrs of the lab receiving it.

Seems great value for something designed & manufactured in Australia, and you're supporting a nonprofit doing great work.

Alternatively you can grab it instore at Chemist Warehouse for $42.99, definitely not a "shitty deal".

NB: While this is a convenient & easy screening method, if you have any concerns or display any symptoms, please see your GP as a matter of priority!

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Comments

    • Lizard Spock on 29/09/2024 - 20:13
      +3

      Username checks out.

  • botchie on 29/09/2024 - 20:00

    pay this or get coloscopy for free?

    • Lizard Spock on 29/09/2024 - 20:14
      +1

      Your 2nd autopsy is free.

  • GordonD on 29/09/2024 - 20:02
    +13

    Some of you might remember my thread of a little while back.

    I had an abdominal ache. So after having ignored the bowel cancer test kits they had been sending me for years, I found the most recent one they'd sent me, the last one I would have been sent, did the test, and sent it off. The letter came back saying it had long expired, and they sent me another one, and I did it again. It came back positive and I was scheduled for a colonoscopy. It was no big deal. Until the GI specialist talked to me afterwards and said they'd found cancer at both ends of my colon, meaning the whole colon would have to be removed, and I'd have to shit in a bag for the rest of my life. I'd pretty much resigned to that not being worth it at my age.

    Then they did a follow-up colonoscopy, and found that both cancers appeared to have been successfully completely removed in the first colonoscopy. Oh, and the abdominal ache was still there, so it didn't appear to have been anything to do with the colon cancers. The cancers themselves had been totally symptomless. But the ache had motivated me to do the test that had found the cancers.

    • Krayzii on 29/09/2024 - 20:08
      +5

      Bloody scary mate - that unrelated abdominal ache seems to me a blessing in disguise.

      Good to hear they removed the cancer!

      • GordonD on 29/09/2024 - 20:38
        +5

        It was quite an emotional roller coaster. First being told that without major life-changing surgery I was going to die. Then being told that due to early enough detection I'd dodged a bullet after all.

        A couple of months later I got a case of chilblains in my hand, Chilblains is no big deal, just an inconvenience. Went to the dermatologist. He organised some tests. A couple of weeks later I get a phone call. "This is your dermatologist, remember those tests, well, you've definitely got chilblains, but you've also got myeloma - cancer of the bone marrow".

        So, back on the roller coaster. Another symptomless cancer detected purely serendipidously. That's the thing about cancer. Its a bastard that by the time you get symptoms, its often too late.

        • Igaf on 29/09/2024 - 23:06

          Bol GD.

    • gakko on 29/09/2024 - 20:32

      Wow dude.

    • No Child Support on 29/09/2024 - 20:38

      That’s crazy mate. Glad things turned out all good in the end

    • MS Paint on 29/09/2024 - 20:47

      Great outcome. Pity the AMD heart ache wasn't resolved as easily.

      • GordonD on 30/09/2024 - 11:59
        +1

        In the end it was.

        The 8600GE is a really nice chip. Even throttled down to a 35W TDP its about 35% faster than my old 5600G, and its graphics are 2.5x as fast. And with a desktop type big AMD Wraith cooler on it, not those little laptop type centrifugal fans they put in mini-PCs, it is effectively silent even under full load.

  • CodeXD on 29/09/2024 - 20:21

    Now this is a shitty deal I can get behind

  • brisneylander on 29/09/2024 - 21:22
    +2

    Long term sufferer of IBS I didn't do the bowel screening test til a flare up about 3 months ago. I'm 60 so I had got a lot of those tests in the mail and ignored them.

    Anyway this time did the test i had laying around for a few months and came back with positive result. So booked in to get colonoscopy through public system in Brisbane. When you test positive you go to top of the list so I was in within 30 days.

    I'd be lying if i said it wasn't stressful. Hours at the hospital for the first consultation. Leading up to the prep is scary because everyone makes you think it's the worst thing in the world but it's not. Not great but manageable.

    Anyway had the colonoscopy and told I have / had hemorrhoids. Such a relief. I would highly recommend anyone eligible do this. I was sure I was going to have a very bad result and not the case at all.

    • ZJack on 29/09/2024 - 22:25
      +1

      Did they fix the issue they found during the colonoscopy? Or just inform you?

      • jebdra on 30/09/2024 - 08:29

        You can't fix hemorrhoids.

        They're basically swollen veins around the anus that bleed. I'm sure they were given advice to mitigate symptoms.

        • Lucille Bluth on 30/09/2024 - 10:36
          +1

          You can get surgery to remove hemorrhoids which I definitely recommend. I had it done in fact about 7 years ago in the Philippines (after an unsuccessful non-surgical method in Melbourne hospital with rubber bands). Has not come back to haunt me, and I am now mindful of my fibre intake, not sitting too long on toilet, pushing too hard etc

          • jebdra on 30/09/2024 - 19:02

            @Lucille Bluth: Thank you for that info. I guess mine aren't bad enough as they are manageable by some lifestyle changes. Gastro specialist never offered surgery.

  • themadman on 29/09/2024 - 21:29

    I'm turning 30 in a month and just had first baby. Any suggestions on tests like this that are worth doing at my age? I'd like to cover the important ones without going overboard on every test under the sun.

    • JakeyJooJoo on 30/09/2024 - 08:30

      Routinely do this screen test and a full body skin check, latter is more important if you have moles or family history

      Interested if people have any other suggestions

    • jebdra on 30/09/2024 - 08:33
      +1

      Do every two years.

      $25 a year to catch bowel cancer early is a no brainer

      If you have hemorrhoids or other reasons for bleeding insist on a colonoscopy

      I lost a good friend a year ago. Under 40. She visited 3 different GPs with symptoms of bleeding from the back passage over the years before her first child was born. Was told she was too young to have bowel cancer and it was just her hemorrhoids.

      The ultrasound after birth was done by a new technician, who did the whole abdomen, not just the womb, and saw the problem. 2 days later she had a diagnosis of stage 4 bowel cancer. She lasted 4 years and it was a long, slow, very painful death.

    • bangiebargie on 30/09/2024 - 12:23

      Skin check was suggested below.

      But other than that — I do think it's worth doing a comprehensive blood panel at regular intervals, mainly to check (1) that your markers are generally in range (2) to track any noteworthy changes over time.

      Depends on your sex but — for me as a male — I want to keep an eye on prostate function, kidney and liver function, immune function, etc.

      You could go via GP — and they should be able to help you navigate results.

      Or you can go private — order an iMedical Sports BB4+, and then find someone (or use an app) to navigate the results (HMU if you want recommendations).

      I do the private test once a year, but I think anyone proactive about health concerns would benefit from a 3-5 year review.

    • Nuggies on 30/09/2024 - 13:53

      Regular blood tests to check iron etc is important. If it’s low I would be pushing for a colonoscopy as most doctors will just dismiss it as relating to childbirth or periods or not getting enough iron in diet.

      Doctors are terrible when it comes to low iron and like to just treat it instead of finding out why. Also when it comes to iron you need to make sure your doctor is comparing your overall trend in levels. My levels were “normal” for years” but after my diagnosis I went back and saw they had continuously been trending down in the “normal range”

  • ripprind on 29/09/2024 - 21:35
    +1

    My good mate is 35 and lived a relatively healthy and physically active lifestyle until about a month ago he was diagnosed with late stage bowel cancer

    even if you are 30+ , talk to your mates, get everyone tested, if only for shits and giggles

  • kungfuman on 29/09/2024 - 22:00
    -5

    So is this something I need to do now I am over 40? U just crap in a bag right? And post it to the people?

    • Clear on 29/09/2024 - 22:37

      There's info in the post. Basically you're taking a small sample of the toilet water to be sent back instead of the usual scooping in a stool test.

      You should definitely get the test just in case. Plenty of us under 30's have already gone through unexpected cancer.

        • gamesnepal on 29/09/2024 - 23:23
          +3

          There's always this comment.

        • Ozzster on 30/09/2024 - 02:11

          Don't forget 5G and Bill Gates.

          • kungfuman on 30/09/2024 - 06:33
            -6

            @Ozzster: Their is actual medical research study’s that proves the MRNA vax has cases this in most people. but if u want to believe the BS that it doesn’t up to u. The unfortunate thing is too many people have been brainwashed they don’t know how to do real research from legitimate sources.

            • Ozzster on 30/09/2024 - 08:27

              @kungfuman: the MRNA vax has cases this - what is "this"? Cancer? What cancer?

            • jebdra on 30/09/2024 - 08:35
              +1

              @kungfuman: Links please

            • Igaf on 30/09/2024 - 12:45
              +1

              @kungfuman:

              Their is actual medical research study’s that proves the MRNA vax has cases this in most people.
              The unfortunate thing is too many people have been brainwashed they don’t know how to do real research from legitimate sources.

              The first statement, as badly written as it is, is utter nonsense. The second requires you to provide we plebs with the benefit of your "real research" - starting with links to those "legitimate sources" so we can analyse them. Anecdotes and statements of faith are meaningless.

              Anyone who has read statistical books/analyses by credible professionals will be aware that casual - and usually completely spurious - correlations can be found for thousands of things. Hence the maxim: correlation isn't causation. One statistical expert spent years running high-powered computers harvesting all sorts of data and analysing correlations with unexpectedly high hit rates. Some of his examples were so hilarious even the most credulous fool could see how nonsensical they were. Sadly this was before pseudo-science and ideological blindness took a grip on a small but vocal demographic. False correlation - assuming you've found some between mRNA and "cancer" - is just of many issues AI has to overcome.

              I can't vouch for the accuracy of the graphs - they could be entirely false and the author could be making a point about credibility and credulousness for all I know, although he gives data sources and questions posed - but this website has a few amusing and obviously spurious correlations which appear to show the folly of blind correlation:
              https://www.datasciencecentral.com/spurious-correlations-15-…
              From: https://tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

              Here are just a couple of hundreds of legitimate sources which explain false correlation should you be interested:
              https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9394/5/1/15
              https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/11/5706802/spurious-correlat…

              Looking forward to your response.

              • jebdra on 30/09/2024 - 19:13
                +1

                @Igaf: Great reply lgaf.

                Don't hold your breath waiting for any response from kungfuman. I used to think people like this were just trolls, but sadly, I've had to accept that they really do believe this. My sensible, rational 70 year old neighbour has fallen hook line and sinker for the covid is a hoax and vaccines are evil conspiracy. She likes Trump too. It makes normal interaction difficult at times. 😢

  • richmond12 on 29/09/2024 - 23:31

    Thanks this is a good reminder

  • ialam99 on 30/09/2024 - 00:21
    +1

    Is this similar to a covid test? But instead of puting it in your nose, you stick it up somewhere else?

    • Clear on 30/09/2024 - 00:22

      Reading the deal helps. It's just a small sample of the toilet water. No need to stick anything anywhere.

      • FOX on 30/09/2024 - 00:42

        Stick it in the ass might be more convenient and/or pleasing for some lol 😂

      • darkmoss on 30/09/2024 - 04:13
        -4

        it isn't a 'deal'

        • Clear on 30/09/2024 - 06:01
          +1

          No need to sook to me about it. I'm not OP.

        • Igaf on 01/10/2024 - 22:01

          Could be the biggest deal of someone's life, as comments here attest.

    • JakeyJooJoo on 30/09/2024 - 09:03
      -1

      Provide a link for where a young person can get this for free. You can't, because it isn't.

        • JakeyJooJoo on 30/09/2024 - 11:52
          +1

          Unless I'm somehow overlooking it, the link you sent makes not mention of people under 45 getting the test for free via a GP.

          I've been in the exact circumstances you've described, and my GP encouraged me to do a test… At my own expense, via sourcing a test myself via the pharmacy.

          • coolfriendjoachim on 30/09/2024 - 13:09
            +1

            @JakeyJooJoo: Perhaps it's a recent change, but the GP should have been able to order you a free kit. Though GPs may not be aware of this. Apart from the out of pocket cost, should be the same result, though.

            • Igaf on 01/10/2024 - 22:13
              -1

              @coolfriendjoachim: Ignoring the fact that many/most will have to pay something towards a GP visit, all the available info I've seen limits free tests to specific age groups, ie 45-74 (was 50-74). Where are you seeing information to the contrary?

  • JakeyJooJoo on 30/09/2024 - 09:09
    +3

    I'd just like to flag that it is common for pharmacies to not stock this.
    I have been to 3 local pharmacies last year, and none of them stocked these. Including a large Chemist Warehouse that said they stocked it. Asked in person at all 3 after not seeing it on the shelves.

    Having this accessible online like this is excellent.

  • bangiebargie on 30/09/2024 - 12:28
    +1

    Fellow gay dudes — please do this test, regardless of how young you are.
    We're at far higher risk of colon cancer than the heteros, and MSM health services don't pay enough attention to this.
    If you can't afford it, try a doctor appointment at your local sexual health clinic, or PM me for suggestions.

    • coolfriendjoachim on 30/09/2024 - 13:12

      That's interesting - do you have a source for this I can read? I hadn't heard this before. Do you know if it's because of correlations with other risk factors for bowel cancer?

      • bangiebargie on 30/09/2024 - 16:08
        +1

        Sure, here's one: http://www.thebottomline.org.au/site/section/show/2/hpv--rel…

        "Men who have sex with men are about 20 times more likely than heterosexual men to develop anal cancer…"

        That figure sounds a bit vague to me — but I hear it often. And I know enough gay men who've been diagnosed with anal cancer to know that we're at elevated risk.

        As I understand it, the increased risk is primarily due to higher rates of HPV (regardless of sexual role). Secondary factor is increased rates of smoking in gay men, which may or may not apply to an individual.

        • coolfriendjoachim on 01/10/2024 - 11:10
          +2

          Although it may sound similar, anal cancer isn't the same thing as colon/rectal/colorectal/bowel cancer.
          Unfortunately, this test will do nothing to help detect anal cancer, and HPV and bowel cancer have no relation to each other, so there's no reason this test would help gay men more than anybody else.

  • Nuggies on 30/09/2024 - 13:49
    +3

    Just a reminder this doesn’t screen for bowel cancer itself. It screens for very tiny traces of blood in your stool.

    Anyone with symptoms or has a family/personal history should be getting screened via colonoscopy.

    I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in my early 30’s and my advice is never dismiss any symptoms that is consistent with bowel cancer and never let your doctor dismiss your symptoms.

    Those that get periods, never let your doctor dismiss low iron as relating to having a period as they can’t know for sure. Any low iron should be investigated and not just treated.

    Any bleeding no matter how frequent or what color or whether it’s when your wipe or in the bowl or in your stool always needs to be investigated.

    Bowel cancer is so easily preventable and with the increasing rates of it amongst young people like myself it’s really important to educate and advocate for yourself.
    Never tell yourself you are too young for it and never let your doctor tell you that you are too young, and never let your lack of family history be a factor in investigations as well.

    I had no family history at all and I had I pushed for a colonoscopy when I first saw blood instead of my doctor telling me it was just hemorrhoids I would have never got cancer.

    • jebdra on 30/09/2024 - 19:31
      +2

      I just want to second the advice to do this test every couple of years.

      And if you do have blood, insist on a colonoscopy.

      I lost a good friend a year ago. Under 40. She visited 3 different GPs with symptoms of bleeding from the back passage over the 5 years before her first child was born. She was told she was too young to have bowel cancer and it was just her hemorrhoids.

      The ultrasound after birth was done by a young technician, who did the whole abdomen, not just the womb, and saw a problem. She had a diagnosis of stage 4 bowel cancer, along with her new baby. She lasted 4 years and it was a long, slow, very painful death.

      She was a lovely lady but she would never say boo to a goose. She hated to make a fuss. If the first doctor had sent her for a colonoscopy her 5 year old son would still have a mother

  • gym on 01/10/2024 - 06:58
    +2

    Am I missing something or there’s a cheaper FOBT here $30 delivered from Rotary?
    https://www.cancercareaustralia.org.au/products/bowelcare-te…

    • jaypeee on 01/10/2024 - 20:30

      The real bargain is always in the comments

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