The Australian Women’s Weekly — August 2017

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It’s important to

have regular

check-ups with

a doctor who

knows your

medical history.

symptoms, sometimes for years. There are two ways

of screening for bowel cancer. One is faecal occult

blood testing or FOBT, which involves sending

samples of bowel motions to a laboratory (via

your GP or the National Bowel Cancer Screening

program) to test for blood. The other way is a

colonoscopy camera passed into the bowel to search

for precancerous polyps or bowel cancers.

PSA and prostate check Prostate

cancer affects one in nine Australian

males up to the age of 75 years and one

in five by 85 years. Two to 3 per cent of

Australian men will die each year from prostate

cancer. Discuss a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

st with your GP for the early detection of

tate cancer.

Skin check More than half of men

who have grown up in Australia will

develop a skin cancer at some stage in

their lives. If it is discovered and treated

early enough, most can be cured. Once

a year from your 20s on, ask your GP to

check any moles or irregularities on your

kin. No matter what your age, alert your

tor if you notice a mole or freckle that

es size or colour, becomes itchy or bleeds,

ore that will not heal. AW W

“Once a year from your 20s on,

ask your doctor to check any moles

or irregularities on your skin.”

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