Analysis of bowel cancer outcomes for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Publication
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Topic: Cancer screening
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2014) Analysis of bowel cancer outcomes for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 June 2026.
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This report presents a comparison of the mortality outcomes and cancer characteristics for two populations: those invited to screen in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in 2006–2008, and those of a similar age who had not been invited to screen in that time period. Of the 2006–2008 bowel cancer diagnoses in these two groups, non-invitees were found to have a 15% higher risk of dying from bowel cancer than NBCSP invitees, and bowel cancers diagnosed in non-invitees were more likely to be at a more-advanced stage. These outcomes demonstrate that the NBCSP is contributing to reducing morbidity and mortality from bowel cancer in Australia.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-667-2
- Cat. no: CAN 87
- Pages: 68
Findings from this report:
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Non-invitees had a 68% higher risk of bowel cancer death compared with NBCSP invitees
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Bowel cancers in non-invitees had 38% higher odds of being more advanced than those diagnosed in NBCSP invitees
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In invitees diagnosed with bowel cancer, the risk of bowel cancer death was over 2 times as high in non-participants
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Among invitees, those with screen-detected bowel cancers were more likely to be diagnosed at an earlier stage