Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Online
Bowel (colorectal) Cancer
Bowel cancer is a common cancer in Ireland. Almost 2700 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.
Bowel cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, external radiotherapy and chemoradiation.
Can I be screened for bowel cancer?
Testing for bowel cancer when you have no symptoms is called screening. It can find polyps or early cancer. If cancer is found early, it can be treated and greatly improve your chances of survival.
BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme, offers screening to women and men aged 60 to 69 every two years. You collect a sample of your poo and send it off to be checked for blood. Blood doesn’t mean you have bowel cancer, but it can be a sign that you need more tests to check for cancer or other problems.
For more details, contact Bowel Screen 1800 45 45 55 or visit the website www.bowelscreen.ie
- Date:
- Monday, April 11, 2022 Show more dates
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Time Zone:
- UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://www.cancer.ie/cancer-information-and-support/cancer-types/bowel-colorectal-cancer
