The new partnership will see the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) promoted to thousands of Wanderers fans at all CommBank Stadium home games throughout the 2021\/22 A\u2011League Season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, around 4 in 10 eligible Australians do their free bowel screening kit. Lifting that number to 6 in 10 could save 83,000 lives over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On ground LED displays, ground activations and social media messages will feature players championing this important bowel cancer screening message in a range of languages representative of the Wanderers\u2019 community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Western Sydney represents over 180 different cultures and more than 2.2 million Australians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Western Sydney Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas said that the club was proud to support the Australian Government initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommunity is central to everything that we do as a club and we are very proud to be partnering up with the Australian Government to help increase the number of Australians that complete their free bowel screening kit,\u201d said Tsatsimas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWestern Sydney is a diverse and multicultural region and it is important that we as a club, have an impact on our local community that goes beyond football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe encourage all our members and fans that are eligible to take the test, it\u2019s a free and simple process that could save their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP said the Australian Government was partnering with the Wanderers to promote this important public health program to their extensive fan base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Wanderers are community centred club, so partnering with them to promote the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program to help keep their community health and bowel cancer free is a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe players have a unique connection with their fans, and their ability to speak in the languages of their community at games and through social media will save lives, \u201c Minister Hunt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The campaign kicked off at the club\u2019s Friday night fixture on 11 February against the Central Coast Mariners and will be in full flight for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NBCSP provides free home testing kits to eligible Australians aged 50 to 74 every two years. These simple test kits can detect pre-cancerous changes. When detected early, bowel cancer can be successfully treated in more than 90% of cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n