In 2005 there were 39,097 deaths from cancer in Australia. Overall, the five most common cancer deaths were from lung cancer (7,427 deaths), colorectal cancer (4,165), cancer of unknown primary site (3,445), prostate cancer (2,949) and breast cancer (2,726). These five cancers accounted for 53% of all deaths from cancer.
(Source: Cancer in Australia, an overview. 2008
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare).
Information about Bowel Cancer
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Early Detection and Management of Colorectal Cancer (National Health and Medical Research Council NHMRC Australia)
- Bowel Cancer & Digestive Research Institute Australia
- Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign (UK) - about symptoms, early detection and prevention of bowel cancer
- Cancer Institute New South Wales - colorectal cancer information and resources (note: you may need to register to access parts of this site, but it is free)
- Cancer Council NSW www.cancercouncil.com.au
- The Cancer Council Australia www.cancer.org.au
- Australian Council of Stoma Associations
- Australian Government Dept of Health & Ageing Stoma appliance scheme
- Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Cancers (2004)
- Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices
- Wikipedia detailed overview of colorectal cancer
- Colon and rectal cancer information (free, at canceranswers.com US website)
- Colon cancer resource (US website)
- Colon Cancer Alliance (US website)
- Colorectal Cancer Coalition: Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment, Coping & Support, Survivorship
Bowel Cancer 'News Highlights' from http://www.cancervoicessa.org.au/news_highlights.asp:
- Increase in bowel cancer in younger people (6 Jun 2010)
- Bowel cancer screening Researchers at the University of Sydney say that around 1,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented if a fully-funded, evidence-based bowel cancer screening program was implemented by the Australian government. Read Transcript (26 July, ABC RadioNational Health Report)
- Hope, optimism and survival from colorectal cancer Researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne investigated associations between hope, optimism, anxiety and depression in survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Read Transcript (26 July, ABC RadioNational Health Report)
- Determinants of participation in colonoscopic screening by siblings of colorectal cancer patients in France 6 July 2010
- Bowel program needs re-think (Australia) 5 July 2010
Reports & research
- Bowel Cancer Screening Forum (Australia, 2006)
Cancers of the digestive system (Cancer Council SA Reports)- The incidence of colorectal cancer in South Australia by country of birth
