…can be used in future research to better understand barriers to screening and to improve screening participation. The findings of this study suggest that it is important to encourage people to make specific plans to use their screening kit and…
…to screen as well as those which help them carry out the action of completing a screening kit. What does this mean? Organisers of population bowel cancer screening programs should aim to include these previously successful and recommended behaviour change…
…always chat to your GP about self-collection screening options. National Cervical Screening Program Find out more about the National Cervical Screening Program View more Cervical Screening Find out more about Cervical Screening View more More…
What is known? Bowel cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths, but if detected early it is highly treatable. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program sends out bowel cancer screening kits in the mail to Australians aged…
…that promotes being in control of one’s health and health-related decisions. This messaging may be particularly useful for lifting bowel cancer screening rates in males and older adults. Further research is needed to address low bowel cancer screening participation rates…
…the program. Many people experience physical challenges when using home bowel cancer screening tests and this can deter them from completing and returning their kit. In some international screening programs, changes were made to the kits and the process of…
What is known? The Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) provides free bowel cancer screening kits to Australians aged between 50-74, once every two years. The screening kits are designed to detect early signs of bowel cancer. Therefore, if…
…and addressing key drivers of the continuing disparities in screening participation. This will require active involvement of Indigenous women both in finding out key barriers to screening participation and designing appropriate effective localised interventions. Contact: Paramita Dasgupta Reference: Dasgupta P,…
…use. Health initiatives can use this information to increase participation in mail-out bowel cancer screening programs and increase the early detection of bowel cancer screening in Australia. Cancer Council Queensland is committed to improving bowel cancer prevention and screening programs…
…to engage in risky levels of alcohol consumption and are less likely to engage in sufficient exercise. Daily smoking is more common in the more remote parts of rural Australia. Participation in cancer screening, however, was relatively equal across all…