Latest findings
More than 4.2 million cervical screening participants aged 25–74 in 2018–2021
43.8% of the 5.8 million people invited to screen between January 2019 and December 2020 participated in the NBCSP
77% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2019–2020
In 2018, of all breast cancer cases in women aged 50–74, 49% were detected through BreastScreen Australia
In 2020, 60% of breast cancers detected through BreastScreen Australia for participants aged 50–74 were small
Screen-detected bowel cancers less likely to cause death than bowel cancers diagnosed in people never invited to screen