Call for more transparent colonoscopy “marketplace”

A South Australian cancer researcher has warned the value of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program risks “falling down” unless the health sector encourages more competition and transparency among colonoscopy practitioners.

Libs pledge $5m to cut wait times for bowel cancer screenings

The SA Liberal Party has pledged $5 million to reduce waiting times for screenings to detect bowel cancer – the second-most deadly cancer in Australia – if it wins the March state election.