July 22, 2024
New research suggests the 10-year interval between colonoscopies for middle-aged people with low-risk of bowel cancer, that is recommended in many countries, could be extended in certain circumstances, and complemented with less invasive screening tests according to University of Melbourne researchers. Currently, Australian guidelines recommend that low risk people aged 50-74 who have had a […]
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March 5, 2024
Bowel Cancer Screening Alliance Investigators Professor Mark Jenkins and Dr Belinda Goodwin presented MJA Podcast 2024 Episode 7: Australia’s national bowel cancer screening program Link to Podcast: https://www.mja.com.au/podcasts Read more: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/43/misunderstandings-about-bowel-cancer-screening-programs-dangerous/
February 22, 2024
Authors: Mark Jenkins, Nancy Baxter, Belinda Goodwin First published: InSightPlus (newsletter of the Australian Medical Association), Issue 43, 13 November 2023
November 27, 2023
BCSA’s innovative graduate research opportunities are suited to a wide range of disciplines. Queensland’s Katelyn Collins explains why she joined BCSA as a PhD student and what she hopes to accomplish. Learn more about BCSA’s graduate research opportunities here Why did you decide to undertake your PhD through the Bowel Cancer Screening Alliance? I joined […]
August 17, 2023
A recorded seminar on cancer evaluation and possible future improvements of colorectal and cervical cancer screening in Denmark. Clinical Professor Berit Andersen presented a seminar as part of the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research seminar series titled ‘Cancer evaluation and possible future improvements of colorectal and cervical cancer screening in Denmark.’ View recording […]
August 8, 2022
The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is sent to every Australian aged 50-74, every two years. It’s not known why more people don’t take the test, said Professor Mark Jenkins, who is leading a program to increase screening participation rates. Professor Mark Jenkins, of the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research and Melbourne School of […]
June 13, 2023
A new Bowel Cancer Screening Alliance (BCSA), based at the University of Melbourne, has been launched by Federal Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney, and will investigate ways to increase life-saving cancer screening in Australians. Launched with a $5 million grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the alliance […]
April 28, 2023
Innovative bowel cancer screening PhD research opportunities are available with the Bowel Cancer Screening Alliance.
August 9, 2023
A new $5 million research project aims to prevent 25,000 bowel cancer deaths by increasing at-home screening participation rates. Bowel cancer can be successfully treated in 99 per cent of cases if it is caught early. And while the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – informally known as the at-home poo-test kit – is world-class, […]
