'The increase of early-onset bowel cancer is a major problem'

Melbourne University’s Prof. Mark Jenkins speaks candidly to Stephanie about his team’s latest research which has seen a sharp rise in early-onset bowel cancer between 1990 and 2020, as well as the disparity in funding for bowel cancer compared to its importance in Australia.

Mark also discusses the burden early-onset bowel cancer has on those who are in the rush-hour of their lives – building careers, developing relationships and raising families and how prevention is far more cost effective than treatment.

“The increase in early-onset bowel cancer is a major problem. If we knew the WHY then we could perhaps prevent it in the first place.  Finding the WHY would be a huge leap.”

An informative and important discussion around early-onset bowel cancer research.