Rural doctors are urging more rural Australians to undertake a painless, at-home bowel cancer test to help reduce deaths by cancer. The call follows recent Cancer Council research which shows that although more than 80% of people aged 50 and over are aware of the simple, at-home screening test for bowel cancer, less than half of those aware of the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) have actually done the test. Dr Peter Rischbieth, Vice President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), said the research again highlights the importance of early testing... 
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