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[QLD] Bowel Cancer Screening Kit $17.50 via Rotary

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[QLD] Bowel Cancer Screening Kit $17.50 via Rotary
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Msfrugal on 15/06/2018 - 12:06 bowelscanqueensland.org.au (162 clicks)
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Just saw on FB that Rotary Qld are offering a screening kit for $17.50 online until 28 June. This is the same kit as the National Screening kits that are provided free to the over 50's. There are so many posts on FB about Cancer, share in memory etc….. Well here's something BETTER to post - POST about the TEST that EVERYONE can do for the ONE cancer that if detected early is 90% curable. $17.50, and also available in some pharmacies for $15 - check website.

Such sad stories of younger people, fathers, mothers lost to this cancer. So here's a chance for the QLD folk to grab a bargain!!!!! And who knows, still be around to be a Mum and Dad, Sister, Brother, Uncle, Aunt, Friend, Workmate. ?

I'm sure the OZbargain family will have had this touch their lives. I have through a dear friend who lost his dad at just 9 years old. If only there'd been a test back then.

"Queensland Rotary want to convince otherwise healthy under 50’s that bowel cancer is something to be taken seriously.
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And that it is really easy to take a simple test at home that could save their life.
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Or to understand that bowel cancer claims the lives of 4,346 Australians every year, including 455 people under the age of 55. That is 455 people who probably thought bowel cancer happens to old people, or to somebody else. It is our sixth highest cause of death in Australia, the second highest cancer killer after lung cancer.
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Bowel cancer is 90% curable if detected early but less than 40% are detected early.
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Until 28 June buy a discounted test kit online at our website, just $17.50 delivered compared to $40 for similar commercial kits available. Participating pharmacies are selling our kits for $15 in store - details on our website.
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Buy our kit, use it, return it. Let’s beat bowel cancer in Queensland.

Find stories, videos and further information BowelscanQLD on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube by searching for #BowelscanQLD"

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  • Jamesx on 15/06/2018 - 12:21
    +1

    you'll receive it as 50yo pressie for FREE

    • Msfrugal on 15/06/2018 - 12:34
      +3

      Yep. But you could be dead by then ;-) they trying to get UNDER 50's to test as kills so many young people too

      • hogwarts on 15/06/2018 - 12:43
        +1

        Why are you smiling if I was dead at 50?

    • c64 on 15/06/2018 - 14:06

      you'll receive it as 50yo pressie for FREE

      sadly, i remember reading that a lot of people do not take up the offer

  • georgedn on 15/06/2018 - 12:35

    im assuming this requires a poo sample

    • Msfrugal on 15/06/2018 - 12:41
      +3

      Yes, a tiny swab of your poop ;-) One of their posts says" if you can pick up your doggy poo then this is simple to do"! Too many people, young ones dying from preventable cancer. Targeting under 50's . My friends family lost a really lovely man, a country vet, in his 40's….. too many people lost to Cancer. If can save one life, that's incredible.

      • try2bhelpful on 15/06/2018 - 13:36

        if it works like the ones I do with my doctor you have to stab a "sample" in several places with a supplied stick and put it into a container. YOu need to do this 3 days in a row. You then send the sample off.

        Decided last time to just go with a colonoscopy because we have a family history of polyps (and I'm over 50) - that is a whole world of "oh no" with the prep work but I know my colon is clear of issues.

        • Russ on 17/06/2018 - 11:15

          I wouldn't say the prep was that bad. Five days of low-fibre diet, followed by 24-36 hours of fasting, then the procedure.

          During the fasting, you have to take some tablets and drink two drinks at timed intervals (powders mixed up into 4 litres of water). These are supplied to you, this is called the "bowel prep kit". After taking these, be near a toilet for the next 2-3 hours, you'll be spending much of that time on the loo. I recommend you buy some aloe vera toilet paper too, it will help.

          The 2-3 hours is uncomfortable, but the rest just requires a bit of meal planning and modifying your shopping list. You will be given instructions on what foods are banned, and what is allowed.

  • AussieDaddy on 15/06/2018 - 12:59

    Wish this was nationwide. I have a family history of stomach cancer, and I always think about having a test done when I am reminded about it like now, but I always forget about it soon after. Does anyone how much bowel cancer screening kit costs in Adelaide, and if it can be ordered online?

  • Gradesbrah on 15/06/2018 - 13:00

    How effective are these tests for screening in younger people?

    • Russ on 15/06/2018 - 13:40
      +1

      The kits work fine on younger people. The reason they are only offered to people over the age of 50 is that there bowel cancer is relatively rare in people under 50, it isn't cost-effective for the government to send them out to younger people. Also, if the test returns a positive, you have to get the result confirmed by endoscopy, which isn't cheap if you have to fund it yourself. If you have received the government funded test because you are over the age of 50, further testing and treatment is supplied for free.

      • dr_ rusko on 16/06/2018 - 22:10
        +1

        i dont think everything you have said is correct.

        Anyone with rectal bleeding should be able to get a colonoscopy - at any age.

        In the public sector it will take a while (but will be covered full by medicare)- in private land there is no shortage of endoscopists who could do it whenever it suited you.

        • if you are self funded in the private sector there are clinics that have reduced out of pocket prices (just be wary if they churn through lots of patients). If you have insurance then it just depends on your excess as to how much out of pocket you are…
        • Russ on 16/06/2018 - 22:28

          If you know you have rectal bleeding, you don't need this kit. This kit detects trace amounts of blood that you wouldn't be able to detect by looking at your stool.

          If you have rectal bleeding, your GP will first suspect piles, which your GP can identify "manually".

          Only if you have risk factors (like being over 50 years old) will you normally be referred for an endoscopy. The reason for this is that colonoscopies carry a small risk factor, both from the colonoscopy itself and from the anaesthetic. Manual inspection by a GP has much smaller risks.

        • dr_ rusko on 17/06/2018 - 12:03

          @Russ:

          all true

          just wanted to make the point though - that if you do have rectal bleeding or a positive FOBT then further testing and treatment is supplied free at any age (not just over 50) - assuming you have access to medicare, though there are annoying delays in the public sector.

          In the private sector - it is not necessarily expensive - just depends on your cover.
          In the self funded sector - there are some cheaper clinics (eg 150- 200 buck out of pocket for head/tail)

  • milesandbos on 15/06/2018 - 13:08
    +1

    These kits are great. However if you have haemorrhoids or any kind of rectal bleeding (LOL) you could end up with a false positive. Aside from that they're a fantastic non-invasive way to screen for bowel cancer.

    • AussieDaddy on 15/06/2018 - 13:38
      +1

      Rectal bleeding is not a laughing matter. :D

      • try2bhelpful on 15/06/2018 - 13:42
        +2

        Very true if you have Rectal bleeding you should get to a doctor ASAP. People have to stop being too embarassed to get themselves checked out. The longer you leave things the harder they are to treat.

    • jazoom on 15/06/2018 - 15:00
      +1

      Good point. Please don't use the kit of you have visible blood in stool, in toilet water or on toilet paper. This test is pointless in those cases as it will almost certainly be positive, and even if it's negative, it won't affect your doctor's plans. See a doctor if you have bleeding.

      Also, don't use it when you've got your period, if you get those.

  • dasher86 on 15/06/2018 - 13:26

    Thanks. too bad i don't live in QLD.

    • try2bhelpful on 15/06/2018 - 13:40
      +2

      If you are younger than 50 and concerned about bowel cancer, if you have a family history of bowel cancer, or if you have any symptoms please talk to your doctor or call Cancer Council 13 11 20.

  • PainToad on 15/06/2018 - 14:07

    I got an email notification for a positive result from Rotary. But was told to wait for my Doctors to receive their copy in the POST, yes, snail mail. Week later, the doctor still knew nothing about it.

    Definitely do the test. But don’t wait for the doctors copy, just show them your email copy.

    Btw, you can get bowel cancer much younger than 50. My family has a history of early 40s.

  • Zorlin on 15/06/2018 - 14:20
    +4

    TotalBiscuit aka John Bain recently died due to complications from bowel cancer. You don't have to be old to suffer from it. He got it when he was 31.

  • shmahoo on 15/06/2018 - 19:41
    +5

    I found out about my bowel cancer when I was 33, confirmed with one of these tests (ordered by my GP), and I was probably 3 months away from becoming terminal. I was very lucky. And that was 10 years ago. I've had my large intestine removed, so now I'm behaviourally and clinically a tightarse.

    • deeeno on 15/06/2018 - 19:50
      +5

      shamhoo, that's a great story, I too was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer at the age of 22 and this year is the 10th year post operation to remove the large intestine and chemo. I wouldn't say you're a tightarse because from experience I know that stools pass through extraaaa fast now!

      • shmahoo on 15/06/2018 - 21:40
        +1

        Way to make me feel less unique, thanks deeeno!
        :)

        • try2bhelpful on 15/06/2018 - 23:20

          Thanks people for sharing your stories. Too many people ignore symptoms until it is too late. Glad you guys are still doing well.

    • dr_ rusko on 16/06/2018 - 22:14

      I am so glad you are doing well…
      amazing your GP did that test for you.
      I dont know of many GP's who would screen at that age…

  • Gaz1 on 17/06/2018 - 15:34

    Also available Australia-wide for $18 with free delivery:
    https://rotarybowelscan.com.au/products/bowelscan-testing-ki…

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