WITH Bowel Cancer Month just started pharmacists can help raise awareness of Australia's second deadliest cancer.
The statistics are alarming says Bowel Cancer Australia, with one-in-15 Australians diagnosed with bowel cancer in their lifetime or 15,610 people diagnosed with bowel cancer each year (300 a week), claiming the lives of 5,354 people every year (103 a week).
One-in-10 new bowel cancer cases are diagnosed in people under age 50 (1,680 a year), and almost 99% of bowel cancer cases can be successfully treated, when detected early.
Further, Red Apple Day (Wed, 21 Jun) is the charity's Annual Giving Day, which is the big fundraiser for the organisation.
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