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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2022

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Release Date: 26 Oct 2022
Topic: Cancer screening

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2022, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 27 September 2023. doi:10.25816/qgew-8f11

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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 2019 and 31 December 2020, 43.8% undertook screening. Among those who screened in 2020, 7% had a positive result warranting further assessment. One in 95 participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.

  • ISSN: 2651-9623
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-988-6
  • DOI: 10.25816/qgew-8f11
  • Cat. no: CAN 148
  • Pages: 122
Findings from this report:
  • 43.8% of the 5.8 million people invited to screen between January 2019 and December 2020 participated in the NBCSP

  • 77% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2019–2020

  • 1 in 95 people assessed after a positive screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2020

  • 9.2 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006

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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program data 2022 quality statement 

Last updated 11/08/2023 v1.0

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