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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2012-2013

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Release Date: 23 Jun 2014
Topic: Cancer screening
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2012-2013, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 04 October 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2012-2013. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2012-2013. AIHW, 2014.

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This report presents statistics on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program for Australians invited to take part from July 2012 to June 2013. The goal of the NBCSP is to reduce the morbidity and morality from bowel cancer by actively recruiting and screening the target population for early detection or prevention of the disease.

  • ISBN: 978-1-74249-585-9
  • Cat. no: CAN 81
  • Pages: 142
Findings from this report:
  • 33.5% of the 964,000 people invited from July 2012 to June 2013 returned a completed bowel cancer screening kit

  • 23,500 participants (7.5%) who returned a valid screening test had a positive screening result

  • One participant in every 32 who underwent a colonoscopy was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer

  • 70% of those with a positive screening result were recorded as having a colonoscopy

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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: monitoring report 2012-2013

23 Jun 2014

Previous releases

  • National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: July 2011–June 2012 monitoring report

    Publication | 09 Jul 2013

  • National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: annual monitoring report 2009

    Publication | 28 Oct 2009

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    Publication | 19 Dec 2008

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    Publication | 23 Apr 2008

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