A new review suggests there may be biomarkers linked to irritable bowel syndrome, typically a diagnosis of exclusion.

How you get followed up after going to the doctor with symptoms of bowel cancer is shaped in part by where you live.

People can now access their diagnostic and pathology results digitally, and for one woman in Brisbane that meant spotting a breast cancer finding that might otherwise have been missed. 

References:

• Serological and faecal markers of irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Variations in the investigation of colorectal cancer-related symptoms in Australian primary care: a retrospective cohort study
• Outbreak of diptheria in the Kimberley.
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