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. 2016 Apr 25;5(7):1702–1716. doi: 10.1002/cam4.729

Table 1.

Australia's National Cancer Screening Programs with recommendations for the general population 13

Cancer Screening Program 13 Recommendations 13
BreastScreen Australia BreastScreen Australia invites women aged 50–74 to have free 2 yearly mammogram. Women aged 40–49 and 75 and over are eligible to receive free mammograms, but do not receive an invitation to attend.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) The NBCSP invites men and women turning 50, 55, 60, 64, 65, 70, 72, and 74 to screen for bowel cancer.
Participants are sent a free, easy to use screening kit that can be completed at home.
Between 2015 and 2020, more age groups will be added to the screening program:

  • 2017—68, 58, and 54 year olds.

  • 2018—62 and 66 year olds.

  • 2019 and 2020—52 and 56 year olds.
National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) The NCSP invites all women aged between 18 and 70 who have ever been sexually active to have 2 yearly Pap tests.
Cervical screening is provided through general practice, community or women's health centers, family planning clinics, sexual health clinics, or Aboriginal Medical Services.
From 1 May 2017, the NCSP will be changed to inviting women aged 25–74 years (both HPV vaccinated and unvaccinated) to undertake an HPV test every 5 years.