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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 December 2023. doi:10.25816/1ays-cv44
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021. AIHW, 2021.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021. Canberra: AIHW; 2021.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021, National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021, AIHW, Canberra.
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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.
43.5% of the 5.7 million people invited to screen between January 2018 and December 2019 participated in the NBCSP
76% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2018–2019
1 in 41 people assessed after a positive screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2019
7.9 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2021