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BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013
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Topic: Cancer screening
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 November 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013. AIHW, 2015.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015, BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013, AIHW, Canberra.
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The BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013 presents the latest national statistics in the monitoring of BreastScreen Australia, which aims to reduce illness and death resulting from breast cancer through organised screening to detect cases of unsuspected breast cancer in women, thus enabling early intervention.
- ISSN: 1039-3307 (Print) 2205-4855 (PDF)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-814-0
- Cat. no: CAN 93
- Pages: 95
Findings from this report:
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In 2013–2014, over 1.4 million women aged 50–69 had a screening mammogram through the program (55% participation)
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In 2013, 12% of women screening for the first time were recalled for further investigation
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In 2011, there were 7,499 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in Australian women aged 50–69
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In 2012, 1,126 women aged 50–69 died from breast cancer, which is equivalent to 44 deaths per 100,000 women