Cost-effectiveness of breast cancer screening using mammography in Vietnamese women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence rate of breast cancer is increasing and has become the most common cancer in Vietnamese women while the survival rate is lower than that of developed countries. Early detection to improve breast cancer survival as well as reducing risk factors remains the cornerstone of breast cancer control according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This study aims to evaluate the costs and outcomes of introducing a mammography screening program for Vietnamese women aged 45-64 years, compared to the current situation of no screening.

Methods

Decision analytical modeling using Markov chain analysis was used to estimate costs and health outcomes over a lifetime horizon. Model inputs were derived from published literature and the results were reported as increme

SUBMITTER: Nguyen CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5868837 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature