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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2024
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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2024
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Topic: Cancer screening
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2024) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2024, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 16 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 2021 and 31 December 2022, 40% undertook screening. Among those who screened in 2022, 6% had a positive result warranting further assessment. Of the participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment, 1 in 25 was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-88-6
- Cat. no: CAN 160
- Pages: 123
Findings from this report:
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40% of the 6.0 million people invited to screen between January 2021 and December 2022 participated in the NBCSP
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72% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP re-participated when invited again in 2021–2022
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1 in 25 people assessed after a positive NBCSP screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2022
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11.4 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006