This year Let’s Beat Bowel Cancer – a Cabrini Health initiative is launching FOBruary, a health awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by bowel cancer. FOBruary calls on all Australians over the age of 50 to take an annual FOB Test (Faecal Occult Blood Test) during the month of February to screen for bowel cancer.

Each year almost 5000 Australians die from bowel cancer despite research indicating that 9 out of 10 bowel cancers are treatable, if detected early. Bowel cancer has no obvious signs until it reaches advanced stages - if more Australians took an annual at-home FOB Test there is a greater chance of early detection and reduced deaths.

There is an easy, non-invasive test that can be done in the privacy of your own home that can detect the early stages of bowel cancer. A FOB Test is a screening tool used to detect blood in the stool, often released by polyps or bowel cancers. All you have to do is dip it in the loo, drop it in the post and you’re done – have a test this FOBruary!

Click on the images below to find out more about our FOBruary Ambassadors or click here for more information on why screening for bowel cancer is so important.

	Geoff “Coxy” Cox, bowel cancer survivor
	Liz Smart, bowel cancer survivor
	Melissa Monks, bowel cancer survivor
	Sally Cockburn, GP & Media Advocate
	Jimeoin, Comedian
	Peter Harvey, Journalist