Cancer Screening Statistics in Australia

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Cancer Screening Statistics in Australia

Cancer screening programs aim to reduce illness and death resulting from cancer through an organised approach to screening. Measures of participation in cancer screening programs tell us how many people participate in these programs, and whether factors such as remoteness, socioeconomic status or Indigenous status mean that people are more likely to miss out on the benefits of screening.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released new cancer screening web pages:

Participation in BreastScreen Australia 2013-2014

Participation in the National Cervical Screening Program 2013-2014