Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997
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Topic: Cancer screening
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (1998) Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 16 September 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (1998). Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997. AIHW, 1998.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997. Canberra: AIHW; 1998.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1998, Breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia 1996-1997, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report is the first to present national data on breast and cervical cancer screening in Australia. It presents data based on a new set of indicators for breast and cervical cancer screening from BreastScreen Australia and the National Cervical Screening Program. Data on current status, trends over time, and State and Territory comparisons are also provided wherever possible.
- ISSN: 1307 3307
- ISBN: 978 0 642 24784 1
- Cat. no: CAN 3
- Pages: 108
Findings from this report:
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1,262,584 women were screened by BreastScreen Australia in 1996–1997
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In 1996–1997, 52.2% of women aged 50–69 years were screened for breast cancer in the recommended 24-month period
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2,619,273 women were screened by the National Cervical Screening Program in 1996–1997
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In 1996–1997, 62.4% of women aged 20–69 years were screened for cervical cancer in the recommended 24-month period