Latest BreastScreen Australia performance indicator results
Performance indicator (PI) | Previous period | Current period | Trend |
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PI 1 - Participation The percentage of females in the population aged 50–74 who screened through BreastScreen Australia between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023. | 50.1% | 51.7% | Improving
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PI 2 - Rescreening The proportion of participants aged 50–72 screened between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 whose screening outcome was a recommendation to return for screening in 2 years and who returned for a screen within 27 months. | 50.9% after the first screening round 59.5% after the second screening round 76.0% after third and subsequent screening rounds | 53.9% after the first screening round 62.9% after the second screening round 77.7% after third and subsequent screening rounds | Improving
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PI 3 – Recall to assessment The proportion of participants aged 50–74 screened between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 who were recalled for assessment. | 11.0% after the first screening round 3.9% after subsequent screening rounds | 10.6% after the first screening round 3.8% after subsequent screening rounds | Improving
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PI 4 - Invasive breast cancer detection The number of participants aged 50–74 with invasive breast cancer detected through BreastScreen Australia between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 per 10,000 participants screened. | 103.2 per 10,000 screened after the first screening round 57.0 per 10,000 screened after subsequent screening rounds | 99.4 per 10,000 screened after the first screening round 58.7 per 10,000 screened after subsequent screening rounds | No change
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PI 5 - Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) detection The number of participants aged 50–74 with DCIS detected through BreastScreen Australia between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 per 10,000 participants screened. | 25.9 per 10,000 screened after the first screening round 14.4 per 10,000 screened after subsequent screening rounds | 26.2 per 10,000 screened after the first screening round 14.8 per 10,000 screened after subsequent screening rounds | No change |
PI 6a – Interval cancers The number of invasive breast cancers detected in participants aged 50–74 screened through BreastScreen Australia in 2018, 2019, and 2020 that arose during an interval between 2 screening rounds, per 10,000 participants. | 6.4 per 10,000 in the first year after a negative screen 11.8 per 10,000 in the second year after a negative screen | 6.4 per 10,000 in the first year after a negative screen 11.5 per 10,000 in the second year after a negative screen | No change |
PI 6b – Program sensitivity The proportion of invasive breast cancers detected by BreastScreen Australia out of all invasive breast cancers diagnosed in program-screened participants aged 50–74 2018, 2019, and 2020 in the screening interval of 2 years. | 77.6% | 78.0% | No change |
PI 7a - Invasive breast cancer incidence The number of new cases of invasive breast cancer in women aged 50–74 per 100,000 resident female population in 2021. | 307.1 new cases per 100,000 female population | 319.3 new cases per 100,000 female population | No change
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PI 7b – Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) incidence The number of new cases of DCIS in women aged 50–74 per 100,000 estimated resident female population in 2021. | 46.6 new cases per 100,000 female population | 47.5 new cases per 100,000 female population | No change |
PI 8 - Mortality from breast cancer The number of deaths from breast cancer in women aged 50–74 per 100,000 estimated resident female population in 2023. | 38.0 deaths per 100,000 female population | 39.0 deaths per 100,000 female population | No change |
