June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, Bowel Cancer Australia puts on its signature month-long event to raise awareness of Australia's second deadliest cancer and funds for prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and care.
According to Bowel Cancer Australia, the disease claims the lives of 103 Australians every week (5,354 people a year) but it's 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 and can affect people of all ages.
Early and regular screening. Most bowel cancers develop slowly from pre-cancerous growths called polyps. Early detection and removal of these polyps prevent the development of bowel cancer. The Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) offers free screening tests to Australians aged 50 to 70. Eligible Australians who hold a Medicare card or Veterans Affairs card will automatically receive a free test kit in the mail around their birthday.
Eat healthily with lots of fibre. Evidence suggests that eating fibre can help prevent bowel cancer by reducing the risk of constipation and inflammation of the bowel wall.
Exercise regularly. Use your smart phone to track your steps! How did you do today?
Don’t smoke. Enough said.
Know your family history. Heredity plays a big role in bowel cancer with up to 20% of people who develop the disease having a relative who has had it.
Right at Home is Australia's quality home care provider and is able to assist you or your family members with cancer care and recovery. Give us a call to see what care services including Companionship, Socialisation, Domestic Assistance & Transport, Personal Care, Nursing Care, Hospital-to-Home, Transitional & Postoperative Care, we can help your family with.
Keep up to date with COVID 19 information on the following links:
Australian Government Department of Health
Victorian Health and Human Services
Tasmanian Department of Health
Northern Territory Department of Health
Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care, and assistance to seniors (elderly and aged care), and any adult who needs our care at home including adults living with a disability who want to continue to live independently or age in their home. Right at Home is your local expert for issues related to caring for your loved ones and is dedicated to keeping you informed about home care. With no package management fees Right at Home allows you to get more care from your package or budget.
Right at Home is a 'My Aged Care' government approved, home care provider for levels 1 – 4 and offers flexible in-home care services such as nursing care, after hospital care, post-operative care, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer's care. Right at Home also offers assistance with daily living and personal care such as grooming, hygiene, transport, shopping, meal prep, domestic services and social support, so your loved one can enjoy a more independent, vibrant life. Our nurses and caregivers are screened, highly trained, and insured prior to entering your home so you can trust us with the caregiving while you focus on your loved one.
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