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Table 4 Estimates of costs in 2002 prices, health benefits and cost-effectiveness from Bolin et al. [10], assuming a five-year dwell time

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

Strategy

Cost ($)

Incremental changes in cost ($)

Effectiveness (LYG)

Incremental changes in effectiveness (LYG)

Average cost-effectiveness ratio ($)

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio ($)

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)/(c)

(b)/(d)

EXISTING PRACTICE

0

 

0

 

(Undefined)

 

FOBT3

109,167,314

109,167,314

2,010

2,010

54,312

54,312

COL

195,987,062

86,819,748

1,166

-844

168,085

(Simply Dominated)

FSIG5

205,570,434

96,403,120

3,365

1,355

61,091

71,146

FOBT1

230,156,355

24,585,921

4,447

1,082

51,755

22,723

DCBE5

253,881,621

23,725,266

5,050

603

50,274

39,345

FSIG3

271,052,169

17,170,548

3,909

-1,141

69,341

(Simply Dominated)

COL10

278,701,522

24,819,901

3,718

-1,332

74,960

(Simply Dominated)

DCBE3

307,911,416

54,029,795

6,184

1,134

49,792

47,645

COL5

360,264,079

52,352,663

6,181

-3

58,286

(Simply Dominated)

FOBT1+FSIG5

364,595,167

56,683,751

5,849

-335

62,335

(Simply Dominated)

FOBT1+DCBE5

373,803,843

65,892,427

6,573

389

56,870

169,389

FOBT1+FSIG3

420,786,416

46,982,573

6,032

-541

69,759

(Simply Dominated)

FOBT1+DBCE3

424,911,339

51,107,496

7,020

447

60,529

114,334