30/06/2025
From all those at Claremont best of luck Nathan.
Tasmania Fire Service Station Officer, Nathan, was feeling fatigued and had noticed some blood in his stools so he went to the doctor.
“I was referred for a colonoscopy and gastroscopy on 4 February this year, coincidentally National Cancer Day, where I found out I had a tumour which turned out to be stage 3 bowel cancer,” he said.
At 46-years-old, the father of two is undergoing treatment for Australia’s second deadliest cancer but one of the most treatable when detected early.
If you are aged 45 to 49, you can request your first bowel cancer screening kit by calling the National Bowel Screening Program on 📞 1800 627 701.
📪 If you are aged 50 to 74, you will receive a bowel cancer screening kit in the mail every two years, if your Medicare address is up to date.
🩺 However regardless of your age, if you have concerns around any potential symptoms, or bowel cancer in general, speak to your GP just like Nathan did.
🔗 Read Nathan’s story, and learn more about bowel cancer, here: www.health.tas.gov.au/news/articles/bowel-cancer-awareness-month-2025
Tasmania Fire Service
Authorised by the Tasmanian Government, Hobart.