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People with breast, cervical and bowel cancers detected through national= cancer screening programs have better cancer survival outcomes than those diagnosed who had never been screened.[i]
However:
People are more likely to attend cancer screening when they are = reminded to do so by their primary care provider.
It is important that primary care providers systematically:
The cancer screening quality improvement recipes support practices to:= p>
These recipes can be used in conjunction with cancer screening quality i= mprovement tools and resources, including cancer screening reminder templat= es and work-flows. Primary care providers should contact their Primar= y Health Network for more information about cancer screening quality improv= ement tools and resources.
[i] Australian Ins= titute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Analysis of cancer outcomes and screen= ing behaviour for national cancer screening programs in Australia . Canberr= a : AIHW, 2018.
Establish and monitor cancer screening participation rates:
Invitation recipes =E2=80=93 identify patients who will soon bec= ome eligible for screening:
Reminder recipes =E2=80=93 identify patients who have been scree= ned and who are due to return to screening:
Never screened/Overdue recipes =E2=80=93 identify patients who a= re overdue for screening or who have never screened:
Optional steps to add Topbar prompts or recall:
Optional step to combine the above searches with MBS items such = as GPMP and/or TCA eligibility