Since the year 2000, rates of bowel cancer in 30 to 39-year-olds have increased by 173 per cent — and the stage the cancer is at when diagnosed is often late, meaning it is more likely to have spread and harder to treat. Dan Buchanan, an associate professor at the University of Melbourne who is part of the Collaborative Centre for Genomic Cancer Medicine, is trying to find out why Australia's bowel cancer rates are so high compared to the rest of the world. "It basically encompasses all the environmental factors but also lifestyle and their connections and interactions to try to explain the causes of different diseases," Dr Severi says of the project.
Author: Norman Swan, Elise Potaka, Maddy King, and Anushri Sood
Published at: 2025-07-06 18:43:59
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