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Definition

The percentage of people who returned a positive National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) screening test that underwent a diagnostic assessment and were diagnosed with cancer, measured 12 months after the defined period.

Indicator Summary

Numerator
The number of people who returned a positive NBCSP screening test that had a diagnostic assessment and were diagnosed with screen-detected cancer in a defined 12-month period or the following 12 months.
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Denominator
The number of people who underwent diagnostic assessment to follow up a positive screening test in the defined 12-month period and had available diagnostic information.
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Computation
No computation details
Disaggregation

Items will be presented by sex and age group, by:

  • State and territory
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Remoteness area
  • Indigenous status
  • Main language spoken at home
  • Disability status
  • Disease screening invitation round
  • Diagnostic assessment type
  • Election status

Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.

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Calculation rules

Numerators
The number of people who returned a positive NBCSP screening test that had a diagnostic assessment and were diagnosed with screen-detected cancer in a defined 12-month period or the following 12 months.
Denominators
The number of people who underwent diagnostic assessment to follow up a positive screening test in the defined 12-month period and had available diagnostic information.
Disaggregation

Items will be presented by sex and age group, by:

  • State and territory
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Remoteness area
  • Indigenous status
  • Main language spoken at home
  • Disability status
  • Disease screening invitation round
  • Diagnostic assessment type
  • Election status

Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.

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