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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program - Colonoscopy (brochure)
If your National Bowel Cancer Screening Program test finds blood in your poo, your GP may recommend you have a colonoscopy. There are a number of reasons why blood can be found in your poo and most are not cancer related — it’s important to find out the cause.
The brochure includes information about:
- colonoscopy
- how to prepare for one
- how a colonoscopy is done
- how to recover
It also provides contact information for any questions or to ask for information in another language.
- Organisation:
- Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- November 2020
- Last reviewed:
- May 2024
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