Cancer Institute NSW
1 in 11 men
1 in 15 women
in NSW will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime1 in 15 women
The NBCSP provides excellent information, links, resources and templates about the role of primary care in bowel cancer screening:
N = Number of invitations sent, 2017.
* The participation rate is the proportion of the eligible population invited to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), who returned a completed immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT).
Notes:
If bowel screening participation rates in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program increased to 60%, almost 83,800 lives could be saved from bowel cancer over 25 years. [25]
For information regarding the NSW PFUF service, email CINSW-BowelScreening@health.nsw.gov.au