DDS targets bowel health
May 28, 2013
BANNER group Discount Drug
Stores is claiming to be the first
pharmacy brand in Australia
to implement a specific health
awareness clinic targeting bowel
cancer, with the launch next month
of a “major national awareness
campaign”.
According to DDS Professional
Services Manager, Casey Clark,
bowel cancer testing kits sold at
the group’s pharmacies last year
helped to diagnose 63 Aussies with
bowel cancer or key risk factors
such as polyps, and in response
the company had been prompted
to “do even more to identify those
most at risk early”.
“Bowel cancer kills more
Australians than breast or prostate
cancer, but it also has one of the
best survival rates if it is caught
early,” she said.
“The results from the year round
testing service showed that we can
make a difference, and encouraged
us to launch this clinic to help and
hopefully save the lives of hundreds
more Australians,” she added.
The bowel health awareness
clinics involve a simple 15 minute
in-store consultation with a qualified
nurse who will assess the patient’s
lifestyle, determine if they have any
risk factors and then advise them
on the most appropriate testing for
bowel cancer.
Bowel Cancer Australia ceo Julien
Wiggins said anyone aged 50 and
over with no symptoms should be
screening for bowel cancer with a
FOB test every one to two years.
The BowelScreen Australia test
kits purchased via pharmacies can
be easily used at home.
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