National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2022
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Topic: Cancer screening
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2022) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2022, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026, 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:
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43.8% of the 5.8 million people invited to screen between January 2019 and December 2020 participated in the NBCSP
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77% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2019–2020
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1 in 95 people assessed after a positive screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2020
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9.2 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006