Shift to earlier stage at diagnosis as a consequence of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

The article discusses a study conducted to evaluate the impact of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in South Australia. The study compared the results of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) from the NBCSP and the South Australian Cancer Registry. It concluded that CRCs were diagnosed at an early stage in the NBCSP compared to others, leading to a reduction in CRC mortality rates in Australia.