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BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2006-2007 and 2007-2008
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Topic: Cancer screening
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2010) BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 June 2026.
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The BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 presents the latest national statistics in the monitoring of BreastScreen Australia, which aims to reduce illness and death resulting from breast cancer through organised screening to detect cases of unsuspected breast cancer in women, thus enabling early intervention.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-043-4
- Cat. no: CAN 51
- Pages: 105
Findings from this report:
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In 2007–2008, 1,641,316 women participated in BreastScreen Australia, of whom 77.6% were aged 50–69 years
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Participation of women aged 50–69 years decreased from 56.9% in 2005–2006 to 54.9% in 2007–2008
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BreastScreen Australia achieved equitable access to women across geographic regions
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Participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women remained lower than non-Indigenous women, at 36%