It is a common misconception that bowel cancer is 'an old person's disease', but the reality is that you should never be told that you are too young to have bowel cancer.
Although a large majority of newly diagnosed bowel cancer cases occur in people aged 50 years and over, 1 in 9 Australians diagnosed with bowel cancer are under the age of 50.
Download - Early-onset Bowel Cancer A3 Infographic
