Medical screening
Journal article
Assessing the efficacy of cancer screening
An evidence-based approach to cancer screening is vital to avoid misleading biases and reliance on intuition, experts say.
Journal article
What is overdiagnosis and why should we take it seriously in cancer screening?
This paper warns that overdiagnosis in cancer screening programs can harm healthy people and undermine screening program goals.
Report
Cervical screening in Australia 2014–2015
Presents the latest national statistics monitoring the National Cervical Screening Program, which aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer.
Guide
National Cervical Screening Program Data Dictionary version 1.0
A new National Cervical Screening Program data dictionary.
Journal article
Impact of the Australian national cervical screening program in women of different ages
Starting cervical cancer screening at age 25 is safe. The findings support the Australian government’s renewed cervical screening program (set to come into effect in May 2017), which recommends that women should start screening for cervical cancer at age 25, not age 18-20. Abstract: The Australian National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) will transition in 2017...