Bowel cancer: is self-funded screening a good option?

Zoe King2026-06-28T19:57:35.000Z

Great, more privatised health. Next they'll be selling colonoscopies at Countdown.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-28T20:07:35.000Z

Good on him for catching it early. The public system takes forever, if you can afford to do it yourself why not eh

Jack Morrison2026-06-28T20:30:35.000Z

fibre aint gonna fix a tumour ya muppet

Phoenix Reid2026-06-28T20:52:35.000Z

yeah you're not wrong but some of us have shit genetics regardless of diet

Aria Wilson2026-06-28T20:14:35.000Z

but are these kits even accurate??? my mate bought one and it was a false positive, stressed him out for weeks

Aria Wilson2026-06-28T20:22:35.000Z

accuracy matters though! false positives are real and cause unnecessary stress and more tests. don't be naive.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-28T20:26:35.000Z

Sophie Ngata2026-06-28T20:46:35.000Z

mate it's $80 vs dying. Not that hard a choice.

Reese Morgan2026-06-28T20:56:35.000Z

lol cope. get some sun and stop eating maccas.

Reese Morgan2026-06-28T20:38:35.000Z

If you're worried about bowel cancer, just eat less processed rubbish. Simple.

Zoe King2026-06-28T21:21:35.000Z

but it's not free for everyone. That's the point. Health shouldn't be a privilege.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-28T21:02:35.000Z

Yeah nah this is just another way for the health system to push costs onto us. Should be free at 40 like Australia.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-28T21:52:35.000Z

facts. National should sort out screening instead of this private nonsense.

Jack Morrison2026-06-28T21:34:35.000Z

ffs my mate works in radiology and says they're seeing heaps of young people with bowel cancer now. This isn't a joke.

Riley Scott2026-06-28T21:47:35.000Z

Just eat more fibre and stop whining. Common sense.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-28T22:17:35.000Z

lol imagine paying to do a poop test. The government should be doing this for everyone over 50 at least.

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