Preventing
Bowel Cancer
Supporting prevention through everyday nutrition and lifestyle choices
Bowel cancer is the 4th most common cancer in Australia, and New Zealand has one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the world. For Australians aged 25–54 and New Zealanders under 50, bowel cancer is the deadliest cancer. The good news is that more than half of all bowel cancer cases could be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices, and when bowel cancer is found early around 90% of cases can be successfully treated.
Preventing Bowel Cancer is an online on-demand course designed to help you understand how everyday lifestyle decisions can influence your risk of bowel cancer. Developed by healthcare professionals, the course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to create consistent habits that support lifelong health and wellbeing.
What to expect from the Preventing Bowel Cancer course
Preventing Bowel Cancer is designed for anyone who wants to work towards better health and reduce their risk of bowel cancer. Through evidence-based education and practical, easy-to-apply strategies, this course explores how plant-rich nutrition, lifestyle, and everyday habits can support a healthier gut and lower bowel cancer risk. Whether you’re focused on prevention or simply want to understand the connection between lifestyle and health, this course provides the information and tools to help you make lasting change.
- Learn from healthcare professionals with expertise in evidence-based lifestyle medicine.
- Obtain practical knowledge through a comprehensive series of video lessons, complemented by downloadable resources and actionable strategies.
- Build enduring habits with proven behaviour-change tools, including goal-setting, habit-formation techniques, mindset strategies, and progress tracking.
- Study at your own pace with flexible, on-demand access while developing a better understanding of how diet and lifestyle can help prevent bowel cancer.
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Expert insights from trusted healthcare professionals
Preventing Bowel Cancer has been developed by a team of healthcare professionals with expertise in evidence-based lifestyle interventions. Our experts share how diet and lifestyle changes can help prevent bowel cancer.
Elena Schaller
PharmD, BSc
DFN Education Lead
Amy Leahy
Degree-qualified Nutritionist
Master of Public Health
DFN Education Support
Dr Adrian Griscti
General Practitioner
DFN Advisory Council
Dr Alan Desmond
Consultant Gastroenterologist
DFN International Advisor
Hollie Waters
Accredited Practising Dietitian
DFN Advisory Board
Nina Trinquet
Accredited Practising Dietitian
DFN Advisory Board
Access comprehensive video lessons and other resources
Unlike short-term programs or general nutrition courses, this offering is condition-specific and focuses exclusively on bowel cancer. It combines in-depth education with practical behaviour change strategies to aid sustainable lifestyle changes that can help reduce bowel cancer risk.
You’ll discover:
- That bowel cancer is Australasia’s deadliest cancer for younger people
- How bowel cancer develops and the factors that drive it
- The power of screening and early detection
- The role of nutrition and your gut microbiome
- How your food and lifestyle habits influence your bowel cancer risk
- How to uncover your personal motivations and set realistic, achievable goals
- Practical guidance, recipes, and tools to turn knowledge into everyday action
- And many more insights to support your journey
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Why Preventing Bowel Cancer is for you
Discover the foods that protect against bowel cancer—and those that increase risk.
Take charge of your health with practical, science-backed strategies.
Use simple tools to create lasting lifestyle changes that help prevent bowel cancer.
What did previous DFN course participants learn?
Your investment to gain valuable nutrition knowledge
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Given the digital nature and immediate accessibility of our on-demand activities, all associated fees are non-refundable. Please see our refund policy here.
All proceeds support Doctors For Nutrition’s independent charitable work so we can continue to provide education and advocacy, alleviate suffering, and save lives.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The course is on-demand, meaning you can start whenever you’re ready. There’s no start date, and you can move through the content at your own pace based on your schedule and goals.
You will receive progress emails starting from the time you first access or purchase the course however, you’re free to start the course whenever it suits you. While you’re welcome to complete the course multiple times, the email journey will only be sent during your first attempt.
This course is ideal for people concerned about developing bowel cancer. It’s the go-to course for anyone who wants to understand bowel cancer and the vital role of nutrition and lifestyle in preventing it.
The course offers a range of resources to access from the comfort of your home, in a time that suits you. These include video lessons, text lessons, downloads and demonstrations. If you have questions, you can contact our DFN team for assistance, or ask questions directly within the course.
DFN members will have lifetime access to the course materials for as long as they remain members. Non-members will have access for 12 months from the date of purchase. Within these timeframes, you can revisit the content as often as you like, whenever it suits you.
Within the course, you’ll find links to various recipe websites that our team have vetted. We clearly indicate those that are whole food plant-based and low in sugar, oil and salt. We also share a recorded cooking demonstration for one of our favourite legume recipes.
We link to a range of plant-based recipe websites, including options that cater to common allergens like gluten. All recipes shared are entirely free from meat, dairy, and eggs.
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