Losing her father, Graham, to bowel cancer at the age of 54, Lara Worthington has been a passionate supporter of Bowel Cancer Australia ever since.

Bowel Cancer Australia is incredibly lucky to have the ongoing support of Australian-owned beauty company, VIXIN.

Bowel cancer affects men and women of all ages.

In its early stages the disease often has no obvious symptoms; however, any of the following may be suggestive of bowel cancer:

Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, with 1 in 11 Aussie men developing bowel cancer in their lifetime.

Choices you make related to diet, lifestyle, screening and surveillance can influence your bowel cancer risk.

More than 8,000 Australian men are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, around 560 of those men are under the age of 50.

It is a disease that affects men of all ages, and one of the many reasons we’ve dedicated the month of December to encouraging men around the country to grow out their chin curls and help us beat bowel cancer.