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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021
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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021
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Topic: Cancer screening
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2021) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 12 July 2026, doi:10.25816/1ays-cv44.
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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 2018 and 31 December 2019, 43.5% undertook screening. Among those who screened in 2019, 7% had a positive result warranting further assessment. One in 41 participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.
- ISSN: 2651-9623
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-847-6
- DOI: 10.25816/1ays-cv44
- Cat. no: CAN 139
- Pages: 122
Findings from this report:
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43.5% of the 5.7 million people invited to screen between January 2018 and December 2019 participated in the NBCSP
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76% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2018–2019
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1 in 41 people assessed after a positive screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2019
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7.9 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006