Eradicating preventable deaths from colorectal cancer - the Beat Bowel Cancer Project.

肠癌是澳大利亚第二常见的癌症，也是癌症死亡的第二大原因。它是高度可预防的，易于人群筛查，如果在早期阶段发现和治疗，通常可以治愈。在南澳，很大一部分（高达87%）死于肠癌的人可以而且应该通过应用我们已经掌握的知识来预防。随着科学的进步，可以取得进一步的进展。这是Beat肠癌项目的重点。

Bowel cancer is the second most common cancer and the second highest cause of cancer death in Australia. It is highly preventable, amenable to population screening and when detected and treated at earlier stages can often be cured. A very large proportion (up to 87%) of the deaths from bowel cancer in South Australia could and should be prevented by applying knowledge we already have. Further progress can be made with scientific advances. This is the focus of the Beat Bowel Cancer Project.