Modelling the cost-effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the early detection of non-small-cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival rates in lung cancer in England are significantly lower than in many similar countries. A range of Be Clear on Cancer (BCOC) campaigns have been conducted targeting lung cancer and found to improve the proportion of diagnoses at the early stage of disease. This paper considers the cost-effectiveness of such campaigns, evaluating the effect of both the regional and national BCOC campaigns on the stage distribution of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at diagnosis.

Methods

A natural history model of NSCLC was developed using incidence data, data elicited from clinical experts and model calibration techniques. This structure is used to consider the lifetime cost and quality-adjusted survival implications of the early awareness campaigns. Incremental cost-ef

SUBMITTER: Hinde S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4647547 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature