Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography: National expenditures and cost-effectiveness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the cost-effectiveness of undertaking low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for early detection of lung cancer (LC) with different frequencies within the healthcare system of China, and estimate the additional national healthcare expenditure and five-year LC mortality associated with different screening frequencies.

Material and methods

A Markov model was established using national LC epidemiological data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, demographic data from the Chinese Statistical Yearbook, and cost and effectiveness data mainly from the Cancer Screening Program in China. The model included thirty sex-specific screening strategies, which were classified by initial screening age (30, 35, 40, 45, and 50), and screening

SUBMITTER: Zeng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558698 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature