51yo mum is dying of bowel cancer. Govt refuses to lower screening age
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Dying father asked to choose which child he sees
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Kiwi 'heartbroken' to hear of wife's cancer diagnosis in quarantine
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Bowel cancer screening age won't be dropped, despite expert advice
Lowering the screening age 'risks setting back progress', the ministry concluded.