A prospective cost-effectiveness study of alternative work-up strategies in colorectal cancer screening.
Population screening for colorectal cancer has not yet been introduced in Australia, although there is considerable pressure to do so. A significant cost in these programs is the follow-up or confirmatory diagnostic testing for individuals who screened positive and there are many suggested or available strategies with widely differing costs and outcomes. This study is a prospective analysis of diagnostic work-up strategies and two dominant protocols are identified among the twenty-two candidates. The study also discusses extensions to the analysis.
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National Centre for Health Program Evaluation.
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D001315:Australia; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics*