National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2020
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Topic: Cancer screening
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2020) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2020, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 June 2026.
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This report presents statistics on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) using key performance indicators. Of those who were invited to participate in the NBCSP between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2018, 42% undertook screening. For those who screened in 2018, 7% had a positive result warranting further assessment. One in 30 participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.
- ISSN: 2651-9623
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-701-1
- Cat. no: CAN 133
- Pages: 120
Findings from this report:
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Of the 5 million people invited to screen between January 2017 and December 2018, 42% participated
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The re-participation rate in 2017–2018 for people who had taken part in their previous invitation round was 80%
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Of those assessed in 2018 after a positive screen, 1 in 30 were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer
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Since the program began in August 2006, about 6.8 million NBCSP screening tests have been completed