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Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 12:06 pm
When the bowel screening programme rolled out in the
MidCentral DHB (MDHB) region, Stephen Paewai paid
attention.
Having his father pass away from bowel
cancer meant he was well aware of the ferociousness of the
disease, which is the second highest cause of cancer death
in New Zealand
So when the kit arrived in his
letterbox, Mr Paewai knew he would be taking
part.
“I wasn’t hesitant to do it but I did
procrastinate a bit. It’s not something anyone would be
jumping out of their seats to do, but it is so important to