Cost conscious colon cancer screeningdoi:10.1016/0016-5085(86)90285-4SchapiroM.GastroenterologyShapiro M: Cost conscious colon cancer screening (comment). Gastroenterology 90: 2031–2032, 1986
The cost-effectiveness of two colon cancer-screening strategies was compared. The first strategy mirrors the recommendations of the American Cancer Society and includes sigmoidoscopy starting at age 50, and yearly fecal occult blood testing. The second strategy is screening with colonoscopy. The analysi...
Thisstudyrevealedthatitishighlycost-effectivetoscreenaverage-riskasymptomaticindividuals.Keywords:carcinomaofcolonandrectum,screening,cost-effectivenessanalysis,partiallyobservedMarkovdecisionprocess1.IntroductionColorectalcancer(CRC)isamajorhealthconcern.Itwaspredictedthatintheyear2001,over1,000,000newcaseswillbediagnosed...
Regional generalized cost-effectiveness estimates of prevention, screening and treatment interventions for colorectal cancer are presented. Standardised WHO-CHOICE methodology was used. A colorectal cancer model was employed to provide estimates of scree
New YorkSynopsisWe present a cost effectiveness analysis of colorectal cancer screening tests which have beenrecommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, American Cancer Sociey-GIMultisocieties-American College of Radiology, or the American College of Gastroenterology.This cost effectivene...
[ 13 – 19 ]. these studies are based on macroeconomic data related to specific procedures or screening interventions. in this work we aim to: a) estimate the distribution by phase of care of prevalent cases of colon and rectal cancer patients in two italian areas in 2006, and b) ...
BMC Cancer 2014, 14:261 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/14/261 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Cost-effectiveness of family history-based colorectal cancer screening in Australia Driss A Ouakrim1*, Alex Boussioutas2, Trevor Lockett3, John L Hopper1 and Mark A Jenkins1 Abstract Background...
Screening for colon cancer is accepted as a method for colon cancer prevention. There are many methods for screening for colon cancer. However, the best method is colonoscopy. Nevertheless, the simple classical method as occult blood test is still widely used in clinical practice. Here, the ...
A cost analysis of a colon cancer screening programme demon- strated that non-clinical activities consumed more than 50% of the total budget [17], exceeding the US federal standard of 40% [45]. In our study, the Clinical Cost accounted for only 17.35% to 35.76% of the Overall Cost, i...
about 10% of colon cancer patients participating in a clinical trial were concerned about being able to afford supportive medications, which include agents for managing the adverse effects of chemotherapy. In addition, the study raises the concern that patients treated outside the context of a trial...