Here's what you can eat and avoid to reduce your risk of bowel cancer
- Written by Suzanne Mahady, Gastroenterologist & Clinical Epidemiologist, Senior Lecturer, Monash University

Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world. In 2017, bowel cancer was the second most common cancer in Australia and rates are increasing in people under 50.
Up to 35% of cancers worldwide might be caused by lifestyle factors...