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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 13 May 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023. AIHW, 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023, 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 2020 and 31 December 2021, 40.9% undertook screening. Among those who screened in 2021, 6% had a positive result warranting further assessment. Of the participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment, 1 in 27 was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.
40.9% of the 6.1 million people invited to screen between January 2020 and December 2021 participated in the NBCSP
74% of people who have previously participated in the NBCSP participated again in 2020–2021
1 in 27 people assessed after a positive NBCSP screen were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer in 2021
10.1 million screening tests have been completed since the NBCSP began in August 2006
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program monitoring report 2023