History, development and future of cancer screening in Australia

Introduction: The aim of screening an asymptomatic population for cancer is to achieve better health outcomes, particularly a population survival benefit. Australia has three population screening programs: the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP), BreastScreen Australia and the National Bowel...

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Main Authors: Ian N Olver, David Roder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sax Institute 2017-07-01
Series:Public Health Research & Practice
Online Access:http://www.phrp.com.au/issues/july-2017-volume-27-issue-3/history-development-and-future-of-cancer-screening-in-australia/