National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023
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Topic: Cancer screening
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2023) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 9 July 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 2020 and 31 December 2021, 40.9% undertook screening. Among those who screened in 2021, 6% had a positive result warranting further assessment. Of the participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment, 1 in 27 was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.
- ISBN: 978-1-922802-89-7
- Cat. no: CAN 154
- Pages: 112
Findings from this report:
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40.9% of the 6.1 million people invited to screen between January 2020 and December 2021 participated in the NBCSP
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74% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2020–2021
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1 in 27 people assessed after a positive NBCSP screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2021
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10.1 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006