Community Health Information

Calanna Pharmacy Woree, North Cairns and Edmonton have Bowelscan Test Kit's available for $7.  This test kit you can perform yourself in the privacy of your own home.  How it works, visit one of the three Cairns locations, pick up a test for $7, take it home and perform the test.  Once you have completed the test, bring the test kit (sealed) back into one the Cairns locations, and we send it off for you.  You will receive advice on the outcome of the test if the registration card is completed fully.


Bowelscan Information;
Of the various screening tests used in an attempt to detect early Bowel Cancers and Polyps, the most widely used is Faecal Occult (hidden) Blood Testing.  This test detects hidden (occult) blood in the bowel motion which may indicate a problem that requires investigation.  The Bowelscan test should be taken every year.

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