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Cost‐effectiveness of a proposed feasibility study on the detection of early lung carcinoma in Germany
Author(s) -
Nakhosteen John A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(20001201)89:11+<2494::aid-cncr30>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , lung , lung cancer , oncology
A randomized, controlled study combining new technologies with more conventional methods for the detection of early lung carcinoma is planned for 6000 high risk patients. A cost‐benefit analysis has shown a projected doubling of the 5‐year survival rate with an approximate 20% increase in total (screening and treatment) costs in the screened group compared with the control group.