01/06/2026
🍎 Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Bowel cancer claims the lives of 101 Australians every week (5,276 people a year), but is one of the most treatable types of cancer when detected early.
While the risk of bowel cancer increases significantly with age, the disease doesn't discriminate, affecting people of all ages.
To help patients and families better understand bowel cancer, La Trobe Private Hospital's General and Colorectal Surgeon Dr Vikram Balakrishnan has created a helpful resource titled 'Understanding Bowel Cancer: 7 Questions Answered'. Read it here: https://ow.ly/CKtY50Z4wLb
To learn more about Dr Balakrishnan, visit: https://ow.ly/bVXu50Z4wFx
