I am walking to raise awareness about bowel cancer, for those that had, have, and those to come. I have a choice to do this, but those who are diagnosed do not. They have to take one step at a time to beat the disease.

*Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in Australia, after lung cancer
*This year an estimated 15,500 people will be diagnosed with bowel cancer
*Bowel cancer is the leading cancer killer in people aged 25 – 34
*Every 2 hours, bowel cancer claims a life. That’s around 100 people every week or over 5,300 each year
*Bowel cancer is the second most common cancer after prostate cancer for men, and breast cancer for women
*Detected early, 99% of bowel cancers can be successfully treated or even prevented
*Fewer than 40% of bowel cancers are detected at an early stage when the likelihood of remaining cancer free is high. Bowel cancers diagnosed at a late-stage (stage 4) can be treated, but the likelihood of remaining cancer free for the five years following successful treatment is significantly lower at 13%