National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2017
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Topic: Cancer screening
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2017) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2017, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 2 July 2026.
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- ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-131-6
- Cat. no: CAN 103
- Pages: 100
Findings from this report:
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Of the 2.6 million people invited between January 2014 and December 2015, 39% participated in the program
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76% of people who had participated in an earlier invitation round and received a subsequent invitation re-participated
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In 2015, about 41,000 Australians returned a positive screening test, giving an 8% screening positivity rate
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Of the people who received a positive screening test, 70% had reported a follow-up diagnostic assessment