The mystery of why Southland has the highest rates of bowel cancer in New Zealand, and among the highest in the world, may soon be revealed.
Leading the 18-month study investigating the high rates of bowel cancer is Professor Brian Cox , Director of Preventive and Social Medicine's Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit.
The Southland Medical Foundation has kindly pledged $188,000 for the study, which Professor Cox says will go a long way towards getting some answers to this enigma.