Re-interpreting the data on the cost and effectiveness of population screening for colorectal cancer in Australia

Table 3 Descriptions of the screening strategies included in the re-analysis

Screening strategy	Description of screening strategy	Salkeld [1]	Bolin [10] (5-year dwell time)	Bolin [10] (10-year dwell time)	O'Leary [17]
Existing practice	Existing screening practices		X	X	X
COL10	10-yearly colonoscopy		X	X	X
COL5	5-yearly colonoscopy		X	X
COL	one off screening colonoscopy at age 50		X	X
DCBE	one off double contrast barium enema			X
DCBE10	10-yearly double contrast barium enema			X
DCBE15	15-yearly double contrast barium enema			X
DCBE20	20-yearly double contrast barium enema			X
DCBE3	3-yearly double contrast barium enema		X	X
DCBE5	5-yearly double contrast barium enema		X	X
FOBT10	10-yearly faecal occult blood test			X
FOBT15	15-yearly faecal occult blood test			X
FOBT2	2-yearly faecal occult blood test			X	X
FOBT20	20-yearly faecal occult blood test			X
FOBT5	5-yearly faecal occult blood test			X
FOBT	one off faecal occult blood test			X
FOBT1	annual faecal occult blood test	X	X	X	X
FOBT1+DCBE3	annual faecal occult blood test and 3-yearly double contrast barium enema		X	X
FOBT1+DCBE5	annual faecal occult blood test and 5-yearly double contrast barium enema		X	X
FOBT1+FSIG3	annual faecal occult blood test and 3-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy		X	X
FOBT1+FSIG5	annual faecal occult blood test and 5-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy		X	X
FOBT3	3-yearly faecal occult blood test		X	X
FSIG	flexible sigmoidoscopy once only			X
FSIG10	10-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy			X	X
FSIG15	15-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy			X
FSIG20	20-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy			X
FSIG3	3-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy		X	X
FSIG5	5-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy		X	X