“Today I was pleased to lodge the Parliamentary Friends of Bowel Cancer with my co-chair the member for Adelaide. Bowel cancer has affected my own family, and today I send a shoutout and my best wishes to Trent. Tegan, from my electorate of Nicholls, is in the gallery and one of the most inspirational people I've met. Prior to her visit today, we shared a coffee in her hometown of Kilmore, and she told me her story of being diagnosed with bowel cancer at age 39. Tegan has been through so much, but she maintains an incredibly positive attitude. We owe it to all of those brave ambassadors here today to help raise the level of awareness about early-onset bowel cancer and of how early diagnosis can save lives.” ~ Sam Birrell MP. Warmest thanks Sam Birrell MP for sharing Tegan’s empowering story and co-chairing the Parliamentary Friends of Bowel Cancer. As well as acknowledging Bowel Cancer Australia’s Call On Canberra and Never2Young Advocacy Agenda in the Statement By Members at Parliament House. Helping us to raise much-needed awareness and advocate for important policy change in relation to early-onset bowel cancer. #CallOnCanberra2025 #Never2Young #BowelCancerAustralia @SamBirrellMP

We've partnered with @Kleenex® to help Australian's develop a better understanding of their poo, the symptoms of bowel cancer and the importance of early detection, because when diagnosed early almost 99 percent of cases can be successfully treated!

Warmest thanks to @MattCrossMP , @ChrisCrewther , @DonnaJBauer, @VicParliament , and MPs and Senators around the country for acknowledging Red Apple Day yesterday. Helping to spread the word for Bowel Cancer Australia’s Annual Giving Day. #BowelCancerAustralia #RedAppleDay #AnnualGivingDay #Never2Young

We need to find answers as to why the rates of bowel cancer diagnoses and deaths in younger people is on the rise. Please help us reach our $200,000 target to fund early-onset bowel cancer research and build a path toward a cure. redappleday.au A big thank you to Bowel Cancer Australia spokesperson Dr Brad Morris for filming this great video for us. #BowelCancerAustralia #Never2Young #RedAppleDay #AnnualGivingDay

TWO DAYS TO GO: Wednesday June 19 is our Annual Giving Day, with all donations MATCHED so they have DOUBLE the impact. 11% of all new bowel cancer cases occur in people under the age of 50. 1,716 young people hear those four words ‘you have bowel cancer’ each year and sadly 315 young lives are cut short due to the disease annually. $100 = $200 can help fund patient-centred research to improve our understanding of early-onset bowel cancer. Please save the date and help us reach our $200,000 target to fund early-onset bowel cancer research and build a path toward a cure. #BowelCancerAustralia #Never2Young #RedAppleDay #AnnualGivingDay

Participation rates in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program have fallen for a second year, which is of concern, given the program's life-saving potential as 99 per cent of bowel cancer cases can be successfully treated when detected early. Around 6 million Australians aged 50-74 were sent out free bowel cancer screening kits in the mail in 2022, yet only 40 per cent chose to take the test, new data from the program's 2024 Monitoring Report shows. This figure is a further drop of almost one per cent on participation rates in 2021, which were 40.9 per cent. Each year over 15,300 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer, with 1-in-9 new bowel cancer cases occurring in people under age 50. Bowel cancer is Australia’s second deadliest cancer, claiming over 5,300 lives each year. Warmest thanks to @gabyrogers @emcpherson_9 @9NewsAUS for continuing to help us raise awareness of bowel cancer and the importance of early detection. 9news.com.au/national/bowel-… #BowelCancerAustralia #BowelCancerScreening #BowelCancer #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

It’s the first day of #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth, and we’re placing the spotlight on #BowelCancerSymptoms (think B-O-W-E-L). Find ways to get involved this June: bit.ly/Bowel-Cancer-Awarenes… And start posting using our new downloadable tiles: shop.bowelcanceraustralia.or…