Nigel Wiggins wants you to check your poo after his own battle with bowel cancer

Ellouise Bailey
Updated August 3 2022 - 4:49pm, first published August 2 2022 - 6:00pm
Nigel Wiggins of Bega made the discovery he had cancer in his rectum in December 2020 after he participated in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), which provides those aged 50 - 74 years free bowel screening tests every two years in the mail. Photo: supplied
Nigel Wiggins of Bega made the discovery he had cancer in his rectum in December 2020 after he participated in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), which provides those aged 50 - 74 years free bowel screening tests every two years in the mail. Photo: supplied

It was the final year 75-year-old Nigel Wiggins would have received a test from the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, but it was truly one of the most important tests of his life.

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Ellouise Bailey

Ellouise Bailey

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Queensland Country Life reporter based in Rockhampton and reporting on agriculture in the central Queensland region. Got a story? Get in touch: 0447 477 399 or email ellouise.bailey@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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