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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 19 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2013). National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report. AIHW, 2013.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report. Canberra: AIHW; 2013.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013, National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report presents statistics on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program for Australians invited to take part between July 2011 and June 2012. The goal of the NBCSP is to reduce the morbidity and mortality from bowel cancer by actively recruiting and screening the target population for early detection or prevention of the disease.
35% of the 930,000 people invited between July 2011 and June 2012 returned a completed bowel cancer screening kit
22,500 participants (7.0%) who returned a valid screening test had a positive screening result
1 participant in every 32 who underwent a colonoscopy was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer
72% of those with a positive screening result were recorded as having had a colonoscopy
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report