On Wednesday 27 August 2025, the South Australian Genomics Centre and Flinders Foundation hosted — From the Ledge to the Lab: Fighting Bowel Cancer Through Awareness & Research — bringing together leading researchers and a passionate audience to explore the latest in bowel cancer science, prevention, and care.
Held at the SAHMRI Auditorium, the event spotlighted the important role that public awareness and early detection can have on outcomes from bowel cancer — a disease that is highly curable when caught early, and yet still leads to more than 6,000 deaths each year in Australia.
With increasing rates of bowel cancer among younger adults, particularly women, the discussion was both timely and deeply relevant.
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A/Prof. Erin Symonds
Bowel cancer in young people: how to detect it early
Erin discussed her team’s work in developing sensitive, non-invasive biomarkers and tools for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, including programs like SCOOP for high-risk individuals.